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Hartford theological school, 1890-91 ; president of the Modern language association of America, 1897, and professor of English language and literature in Yale university from 1889. He was elected a member of the national committee upon college entrance requirements in Eng- lish, and did much to elevate the standard of instruction in English throughout California. He received from Rut- gers the degrees of M.S. in 1875, M.A. in 1883, and L.H.D. in 1889; from Yale the degree of M.A. in 1889; from the University of Jena the degree of Ph. D. in 1883. He is the author of numerous contributions to periodicals, and pub- lished an edition of Sievers's Old English Gram- mar (1885-87) ; of Judith, an Old English Epic Fragment (1887-89) ; of Sidney's Defence of Poesy (1890); of Burke's Speech on Conciliation roith America (1896) ; and of Tennyson's Princess (1897) ; besides numerous other textbooks.

COOK, Burton Chauncey, representative, was born in Pittsford, Monroe county, N.Y., May 11, 1819; son of Chauncey and Almirah (Hol- lister) Cossitt Cook; grandson of Stephen and Sylvia (Meigs) Cook ; great^ grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Ives) Cook; and great^ grandson of Henry and Judith (Burdsall) Cook, who were early settlers of Wallingford, Conn. The first ancestor in America, Henry Cook, lived in Salem, Mass., and came from Kent, England. Burton attended the collegiate institute at Rochester and removed to Ottawa county. 111., in 1835. He was admitted to the bar in 1840; was state attorney, 1846-53; state senator, 1853-60; and a member of the peace congress in 1861. He represented his district in the 39th, 40th and 41st congresses, 1865-71, as a Republican. He was married June 30, 1848, to Elizabeth, daughter of Orris and Elizabeth (Bigelow) Hart of Oswego, N.Y. He died at Evanston, 111., Aug. 18, 1894.

COOK, Clarence Chatham, art critic, was born at Dorchester, Mass., Sept. 8, 1838. He was graduated at Harvard in 1849 and studied archi- tecture with his brother-in-law, A. J. Downing, and with Calvert Vaux. He became an instruc- tor in art and lectured and wrote on the subject. He was art critic of the New York Tribnne, 1863-83; Paris correspondent of that journal, 1869-71 ; and lived one year in Italy. Upon his return to the United States he devoted himself to writing on art subjects and in 1884 became editor of The Studio, a monthly journal of fine

arts. He is the autlior of : Central Park (1868) ; Tlie House Beautiful (1878) ; Ai't and Artists of our Time (1890-'95). He died at Fishkill Land- ing, N.Y., Junes, 1900.

COOK, Daniel Pope, representative, was born in Scott count}% Ky., in 1795. He practised law in Kaskaskia, 111., 1815-16, and was editor of the Illinois Intelligencer in 1816, the only paper then published in the territory. He removed to Edwardsville and was the first attorney-general of the state, serving from March 15 to Oct. 15, 1819, and was subsequently judge of the western circuit. He was the representative from Illinois in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th congresses, 1819- 27, and first introduced in the state the custom of stump speaking in his canvass of 1818. In the 19th congress he was acting chairman of the committee on ways and means. He was married to Julia Catherine, daughter of Ninian Edwards. Cook county was named in his honor in 1831. He died in Scott county, Ky., Oct. 16, 1837.

COOK, Francis Augustus, naval officer, was born in Northampton, Mass., May 10, 1843; son of Gen. Benjamin E. and Elizabeth Christine (Griffin) Cook ; grandson of Dr. George Whitfield and Margaret (Teller) Cook; great-grandson of Colonel Ellis and Lucy E. (Perkins) Cook ; and great* grandson of Ellis Cook, who landed at Salem, Mass. in 1640. He was graduated at the U.S. naval academy in June, 1863 ; was pro- moted ensign, Oct. 1, 1863 ; master, Nov. 10, 1866 ; lieu- tenant, Feb. 21, 1867; lieutenant- commander, March 13, 1868; com- mander, Oct. 1, 1881 ; and captain. May 21, 1895. He was light-house inspector, 1883-86; commanded the Banger, North Pacific squadron, 1886-89; inspector of ordnance, Bos- ton navy yard, 1890-93; assistant, bureau of navigation, 1893-96; and was assigned to the command of the Brooklyn, Dec. 1, 1896. In the war -with Spain in 1898, he commanded the Brooklyn, which was selected as flag-ship of Com- modore Schley commanding the northern divi- sion of the North Atlantic squadron, and for his service in that war in assisting in the destruction of Cervera's fleet, he was advanced five numbers. He was made a member of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and was ele- vated to the grand commandery, having served as

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