Anson G. McCook

Anson G. McCook

Anson George McCook (born October 10, 1835 in Steubenville , Ohio , †  December 30, 1917 in New York City ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1877 and 1883 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives ; previously he held during the Civil War to the rank of Brevet - brigadier general in the army of the Union .

Career

Anson McCook attended public schools in his home country. From 1850 to 1852 he worked as a drug clerk in Pittsburgh . He then returned to Ohio for a short time, where he taught as a teacher. Between 1854 and 1859 he lived in California and the area of ​​the later state of Nevada , where he worked in the mining industry. In 1859 he returned to the east. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1866, he began to work in this profession. In the meantime he served in the army of the Union during the civil war from 1861 to 1865. There he rose to Brevet Brigadier General. During the war he was involved in numerous battles, including the First Battle of Bull Run , the Battle of Perryville , the Battle of the Stones River , the Battle of Chattanooga, and the Atlanta Campaign . It is also worth mentioning that at least 16 of his family members, who went down in civil war history as Fighting McCooks , also fought in the Union troops. Six of them reached the rank of brigadier general or even higher.

In November 1865, McCook was appointed chief tax officer in Ohio State's 16th Financial District. Since May 1873 he lived in New York City, where he practiced as a lawyer. There he also founded the Law Journal and became President of the New York Law Publishing Co. He held this post until his death. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1876 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Elijah Ward on March 4, 1877 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1883 .

In 1882 McCook was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Between 1883 and 1893 he was employed by the US Senate as Secretary ; from 1895 to 1898 he held the office of Chamberlain of the City of New York . He died on December 30, 1917 in New York City.

Web links

• Anson G. McCook in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Elijah Ward	United States House of Representatives for New York (8th constituency) March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883	John J. Adams
John C. Burch	Secretary of the Senate 1883-1893	William Ruffin Cox