Samuel E. Cook

Samuel E. Cook

Samuel Ellis Cook (born September 30, 1860 in Huntington County , Indiana , †  February 22, 1946 in Huntington , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Cook attended the public schools in Whitley County , in Columbia City and in Ada ( Ohio ). After that he worked as a teacher and in agriculture. After studying law at Valparaiso University and being admitted to the bar in 1888, Cook began working in this profession in Huntington. Between 1892 and 1894 he was a district attorney in Huntington County; from 1906 to 1918 he served as a judge in the 55th Judicial District of Indiana.

Politically, Cook joined the Democratic Party . In 1896 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where William Jennings Bryan was first nominated as a presidential candidate. Between 1896 and 1900 he was editor of his party-related newspaper "Huntington News-Democrat". In the 1922 congressional elections , Cook was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Milton Kraus on March 4, 1923 . Since he was not confirmed in 1924, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1925 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Samuel Cook returned to practice as a lawyer in Huntington. He died there on February 22, 1946.

Web links

• Samuel E. Cook in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)