Samuel E. Cook | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Milton Kraus |
| Succeeded by | Albert R. Hall |
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| Born | (1860-09-30)September 30, 1860 Huntington County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1946(1946-02-22) (aged 85) Huntington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Samuel Ellis Cook (September 30, 1860 – February 22, 1946) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1923 to 1925.
Born on a farm inHuntington County, Indiana, Cook attended the common schools in Whitley County and the normal schools atColumbia City, Indiana, and Ada, Ohio.He taught school and engaged in agricultural pursuits.He studied law.He was graduated from the law department ofValparaiso University,Indiana, in 1888.He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inHuntington, Indiana.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Huntington County 1892-1894.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.Editorial writer for the Huntington News-Democrat 1896-1900.He served as judge of the Huntington circuit court for the fifty-sixth judicial district 1906-1918.
Cook was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to theSixty-ninth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law inHuntington, Indiana, where he died February 22, 1946.He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 11th congressional district 1923–1925 | Succeeded by |
