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John Parsons Cook

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American politician
For the murder victim, seeWilliam Palmer (murderer).
John Cook
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromIowa's2nd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byLincoln Clark
Succeeded byJames Thorington
Personal details
Born(1817-08-31)August 31, 1817
DiedApril 17, 1872(1872-04-17) (aged 54)
Political partyDemocratic (after 1856)
Other political
affiliations
Whig

John Parsons Cook (August 31, 1817 – April 17, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician affiliated with theWhig Party who representedIowa's 2nd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855.

Born inWhitestown, New York, in 1836 Cook moved with his father to what is nowDavenport, Iowa, which at the time was inMichigan Territory and then inWisconsin Territory. After studying law, he wasadmitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice inTipton, then inIowa Territory. He served as member of the Iowa Territorial Council from 1842 to 1845. After Iowa was admitted to the Union in 1846, he served in theIowa Senate from 1848 to 1851.[1] He relocated to Davenport in 1851 and continued the practice of law.

In 1850, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to represent the Second District in theThirty-second Congress, losing to DemocratLincoln Clark. Two years later, he ran again and won, serving in theThirty-third Congress from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854, whenJames Thorington was the Whig nominee and the winner in the general election over the Democratic candidate, ex-GovernorStephen Hempstead. According to one account, "the Iowa Whigs shelved Mr. Cook because of his pro-slavery record."[2] When the Whig party disappeared Cook became a Democrat.[3]

He continued the practice of law and also engaged in banking in Davenport until his death there on April 17, 1872.He was interred inOakdale Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^"Senator John Parsons Cook". Iowa General Assembly. RetrievedMay 20, 2024.
  2. ^Olynthus B. Clark, "The Politics of Iowa During the Civil War and Reconstruction," p. 4 (Iowa City: Clio Press 1911).
  3. ^Benjamin F. Gue, "History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century," Vol. 4 (John P. Cook), pp. 59 (1902).

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