| Birth: | 1794
Scott County
Kentucky, USA | | Death: | Oct. 16, 1827
Scott County
Kentucky, USA | 
First Illinois state attorney general, 1819; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1819-1927. Married a daughter of Gov. Ninian Edwards. She died when quite young. Father of Civil War Union Army general John P. Cook. Cook County Illinois was named after him four years after his death.
Note: Body moved to Oak Ridge Cemetery from Hutchinson Cemetery in October 1866. His name is etched on the Lamb family monument (his son's wife was Susan Lamb) but dates are illegible.
Family links:
Spouse:
Julia Catherine Edwards Cook (____ - 1830)*
Children:
John Pope Cook (1825 - 1910)*
*Calculated relationship
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Block 10, 107 |
Maintained by: BjJ
Originally Created by: In Your Memory
Record added: Apr 26, 2009
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