Cook, Horace T

  • Posted on: 20 September 2013
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Primary Name
Prefix or Title: 
Hon.
First Name: 
Horace
Middle Name: 
T
Surname: 
Cook
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
July
Birth Day: 
22
Birth Year: 
1822
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cook&GSfn=horace&GSmn=t&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=65432411&df=all&
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Death Info
Death Month: 
May
Death Day: 
28
Death Year: 
1897
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cook&GSfn=horace&GSmn=t&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=65432411&df=all&
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Marriage and Children Info
Biographical Information
Profession: 
Lawyer
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
A prominent businessman, lawyer, and citizen of Auburn. Cook's family moved to Auburn when he was 3 years old (1825). He studied law with George Rathbun and WHS before being admitted to the bar in 1844. He began practicing law in Cayuga County and served as Justice of the Peace in 1846. He was then chosen to be County Treasurer by Cayuga County's board of supervisors. After the position was made an elective position, he was elected for 15 consecutive years. He was one of the founders of the Cayuga County Savings Bank, serving as a trustee and as its president at different points. He was also the treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical Records of a Hundred and Twenty Years, Auburn, N. Y.
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Joel Henry Monroe
Publisher Location: 
Geneva, NY
Publisher Name: 
W. F. Humphrey
Year: 
1913
Start Page: 
178
End Page: 
179
Citation Notes: 
http://books.google.com/books?id=jt0wAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=horace+t+cook+auburn+ny&source=bl&ots=F7BttyngVT&sig=w402vy0YOWemeaSvgIzkHpJjHWc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oy1VU87RAeLC2QX-lYDQCg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=horace%20t%20cook%20auburn%20ny&f=false
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