Justice George A. Cooke

  • Born:
    July 3, 1869 in New Athens, OH
  • Education:

    Knox College
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1909-1919
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1913-1914
  • Succeeded:
    Guy C. Scott
  • Succeeded by:
    Floyd E. Thompson
  • Represented:
    4th District (1909-1919)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1903-1906)
  • Died:
    December 6, 1938 in Aledo, IL
  • Buried:
    Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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