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Daniel Pope Cook (1794 – October 16, 1827) was a politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher from the U.S. state of Illinois. An anti-slavery advocate, he was the state's first attorney general, and then became a congressman. He is the namesake of Cook County, Illinois.
Daniel Pope Cook (1794 – October 16, 1827) was a politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher from the U.S. state of Illinois. An anti-slavery advocate, he was the state's first attorney general, and then became a congressman. He is the namesake of Cook County, Illinois.
Nov 29, 2018 · Daniel Pope Cook (Wikipedia) Cook was named the territory’s first auditor general in 1816, but soon thereafter went to Washington, D.C., to further his political career. President Monroe sent him on to London with dispatches for John Quincy Adams.
Daniel Pope Cook (1794-16 October 1827) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-IL AL) from 4 March 1819 to 3 March 1827, succeeding John McLean and preceding Joseph Duncan. Daniel Pope Cook was born in Scott County, Kentucky in 1794, and he moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1815 and...
The first person to fulfill the duties of the office was Daniel Pope Cook who only served eleven days, and was later elected to the United States Congress. Cook County was named in his honor. The current holder of the office is Kwame Raoul.
Although Daniel Pope Cook is the namesake of the county, there is no evidence that he ever visited the area. Cook served as the first Illinois attorney general and the second U.S. congressman from Illinois. Cook County Poor House, 1908.
