Donald C. Cook
US Securities and Exchange Commission
About Donald C. Cook
Lived 1909 – 1981 (aged 72).
Donald Clarence Cook (April 14, 1909 – December 16, 1981) was chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1952 and 1953 and also served as a member from 1949 to 1953.
Cook was a resident student at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts in 1927. He ultimately became chairman of American Electric Power (1962–1976) Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station is named for him.
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Who was Donald C. Cook?
US Securities and Exchange Commission (1909–1981)
When was Donald C. Cook born?
Donald C. Cook was born on 14 April 1909 in Escanaba, Michigan.
When did Donald C. Cook die?
Donald C. Cook died on 16 December 1981 in New York (state), New York City.
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