Clergyman, Naturalist and Novelist. He was a member of the Ohio family called "the Fighting McCooks" because seventeen of its members fought for the Union during the Civil War as soldiers, sailors, chaplains and physicians. McCook graduated from Jefferson College in 1859 and studied at Western Theological Seminary before joining the Army as a Chaplain with the rank of First Lieutenant. After the Civil War he became a Presbyterian minister and pastored churches in Clinton, Illinois, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. McCook returned to the military for the Spanish-American War, serving as Chaplain of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. He was an officer of the American Entomological Society and the American Academy of Natural Sciences, and published several studies of ants and spiders, including "The Natural History of the Agricultural Ant of Texas", "Tenants of an Old Farm; Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist", and "Nature's Craftsmen; Popular Studies of Ants and Other Insects". In addition, McCook authored several religious works, including "The Women Friends of Jesus" and "The Gospel In Nature". He also published several historical novels, including "The Latimers: A Tale of the Western Insurrection of 1794".
Clergyman, Naturalist and Novelist. He was a member of the Ohio family called "the Fighting McCooks" because seventeen of its members fought for the Union during the Civil War as soldiers, sailors, chaplains and physicians. McCook graduated from Jefferson College in 1859 and studied at Western Theological Seminary before joining the Army as a Chaplain with the rank of First Lieutenant. After the Civil War he became a Presbyterian minister and pastored churches in Clinton, Illinois, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. McCook returned to the military for the Spanish-American War, serving as Chaplain of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. He was an officer of the American Entomological Society and the American Academy of Natural Sciences, and published several studies of ants and spiders, including "The Natural History of the Agricultural Ant of Texas", "Tenants of an Old Farm; Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist", and "Nature's Craftsmen; Popular Studies of Ants and Other Insects". In addition, McCook authored several religious works, including "The Women Friends of Jesus" and "The Gospel In Nature". He also published several historical novels, including "The Latimers: A Tale of the Western Insurrection of 1794".
Bio by: Bill McKern
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