Philip Cook

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Philip Cook

Philip Cook (* 31 July 1817 in Twiggs County , Georgia , † 21st May 1894 in Atlanta , Georgia) was an American politician and Brigadier General of Confederate in the Civil War .

Life

Cook graduated from Oglethorpe University and then in law from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1840. After his admission to the bar, he practiced in Forsyth, Georgia in 1841 and 1842 , where he also went into politics for the first time. He then practiced in Lanier County , Oglethorpe County, and Sumter County . Cook was also elected to the Georgia Senate in 1859, 1860, 1863, and 1864 .

In 1861 he joined the 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment of the Provisional Army of the Confederate as a soldier , where he was promoted to First Lieutenant , Lieutenant Colonel , Colonel and in August 1863 to Brigadier General; his experience in the Seminole Wars helped him climb quickly.

After the war, Cook settled in Americus , where he continued to practice as a lawyer and was politically active. From 1873 to 1883, the Democrat Cook served in the House of Representatives on several political committees, was Commissioner of the State Capitol from 1883 to 1889 and from 1890 until his death on May 21, 1894 Secretary of State of Georgia. He was succeeded in this office by Allen D. Candler .

According to him, Cook County named in Georgia.

See also

literature

  • David J. Eicher: The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography , University of Illinois, 1997, ISBN 0-252-02273-4
  • Richard N. Current: Encyclopedia of the Confederacy (1993) (4 vol.) ( ISBN 0132759918 )
  • John H. Eicher, David J. Eicher: Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3
  • Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders , Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5

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SURNAME Cook, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and Confederate General in the Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Twiggs County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1894
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia