Zadock Cook
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Zadock Cook | |
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| Born | February 18, 1769 Virginia |
| Died | August 3, 1863 (aged 94) Near Watkinsville, Georgia |
| Occupation | United States representative |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Zadock Cook (February 18, 1769 – August 3, 1863) was a United States representative from Georgia.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]He was born in Virginia and moved to Hancock County, Georgia in early life. He was one of the first white settlers in Clarke County, Georgia. He was self-educated. He served as an Ensign in the Washington County Militia in 1793 and a Captain of the Eleventh Company, Hancock County Militia, in 1796.
Cook was member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1806, 1807, and again in 1822. He served in the Georgia Senate 1810–1814, 1823, and 1824. He was elected as a Republican to the 14th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alfred Cuthbert. He was reelected to the 15th Congress and served from December 2, 1816, to March 3, 1819. He retired from public life and settled on his plantation near Watkinsville, Georgia and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death in 1863. He was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Clarke (now Oconee) County, Georgia. He was also a slave owner.[2][3]
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- 1769 births
- 1863 deaths
- People from Virginia
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Hancock County, Georgia
- People from Clarke County, Georgia
- People from Oconee County, Georgia
- United States representatives who owned slaves
- 19th-century United States representatives
- 19th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly