Daniel Pope Cook

Daniel Pope Cook
From Volume 1 (1889) of Illinois, Historical and Statistical
Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois Territory
In office 1816-1817
Preceded by	H.H. Maxwell
Succeeded by	Robert Blackwell
Illinois Attorney General
In office 1819
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William Mears
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's at-large congressional district
In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	John McLean
Succeeded by	Joseph Duncan
Personal details
Born	1794 (1794) Scott County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	October 16, 1827(1827-10-16) (aged 32–33) Scott County, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Ridge Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican (until 1826) National Republican (after 1826)
Spouse(s)	Julia Catherine Edwards ​ ​ (m. 1821)​
Profession	Politician, lawyer, newspaper publisher
Signature

Daniel Pope Cook (1794 – October 16, 1827) was a politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher. He was an anti-slavery activist. He was the state's first attorney general, and then congressman. Cook County, Illinois, is named after him.^[1]

Cook died on October 16, 1827, at the age of 32 in Scott County, Kentucky.^[2]

1. ↑ Cook, Daniel Pope - Biographical Information
2. ↑ Ben Gelman: Illinois' Daniel Pope Cook packed a lifetime into 33 years