About Richard Cecil Cook
Lived 1902 – 1977 (aged 75). Richard Cecil Cook was an Australian judge and barrister.
Richard Cecil Cook (2 March 1902 – 29 July 1977), was an Australian judge and a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales.
Early life Always known by his second given name, Cecil Cook was born in Marrickville, New South Wales, one of nine children of Sir Joseph Cook, a politician and Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914, and Dame Mary Cook. He attended Newington College (1912–1920) and the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a LL.B. in 1924.
Legal career After graduating Cook worked as a solicitor until 1928 and then read for the Bar. He was a barrister-at-law until 1954.
Judicial career Cook was appointed as an additional member Industrial Commission of New South Wales in 1954 and as a judge of the commission on 13 May 1955. He was a judge until his retirement on 1 March 1972.
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judge (1902–1977)
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Richard Cecil Cook was born on 2 March 1902 in Marrickville.
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Richard Cecil Cook died on 29 July 1977 in Sydney.
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Richard Cecil Cook was a judge and barrister.
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Richard Cecil Cook was Australian.
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