About John Francis Cook
Lived 1810 – 1855 (aged 44–45). John Francis Cook was a clergyman and educator.
John Frances Cook Sr. (1810–1855) John F. Cook School in Washington, D.C., was named in his honor.
In 1841, Cook was licensed as a preacher by the Presbytery of the District of Columbia. That same year, he co-founded the First Colored Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C. He was ordained as a pastor in 1843 and served at his congregation until his death in 1855.
Legacy His son, John F. Cook, Jr., founded a Washington, D.C., school and named it in his honor. The Cook family became one of the most wealthy and active families in Washington, D.C. in the 19th century.
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1810?–21 March 1855 , educator and clergyman
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John Francis Cook was a clergyman and educator.
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