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1910-12-17 |
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| Name | Joel Cook |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 20, 1842
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| Died | December 15, 1910
(68 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Mar 23, 2019 10:14pm |
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| Info | COOK, Joel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 20, 1842; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Central High School of Philadelphia in 1859; studied law at the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; was admitted to the bar in 1863 and practiced; correspondent with the Army of the Potomac and a Washington correspondent during the Civil War; on the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Public Ledger from 1865 to 1882; financial editor 1883-1907; president of the board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia 1891-1907; president of the board of trade and of the Vessel Owners and Captains’ Association; member of the Union League of Philadelphia; elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John E. Reyburn; reelected to the Sixty-first Congress and served from November 5, 1907, until his death in Philadelphia, Pa., December 15, 1910; interment in North Laurel Hill Cemetery.
[Link] ; image from his obituary in the Wilmington Morning Star, 12/17/1910. |
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