About John Dillard Cook
Lived 1789 – 1852 (aged 63). John Dillard Cook was an American lawyer and judge.
John Dillard Cook (1792 – 1852) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from November 1820 to May 1823.
Born in Virginia, Cook read law with a Frankfort, Kentucky, lawyer to gain admission to the bar. Cook was one of the first three judges appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court, following the admission of the state to the Union. An account of his time on the supreme court states:
He lived in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, and died there around the age of 60.
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American judge
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John Dillard Cook was born on 15 June 1789.
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John Dillard Cook died on 28 October 1852.
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John Dillard Cook was a lawyer and judge.
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