William Loch Cook
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William Loch Cook (December 6, 1869 – March 5, 1942) was an associate justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1923 to 1942.
Cook was born on December 6, 1869 in Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee, the son of William Cook and his wife Elizabeth Weems.[1][2] He was raised in Montgomery County and received his early education in Montgomery and Dickson Counties. Cook studied in the law department of Vanderbilt University and then completed his legal training in the office of T. C. Morris in Charlotte, Tennessee.[3] In 1892, he was admitted to the bar in Charlotte and began to practice law both there and in Nashville.[2][3]
Cook served in the Tennessee House of Representatives for Dickson County in the 50th General Assembly from 1897 to 1898.[4][5] In 1908, he was elected to a seat on the Tennessee Ninth Judicial Circuit, where he remained until 1923, when Governor Austin Peay appointed Cook to a seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated by the resignation of Justice D. L. Lansden.[5] Cook died on March 5, 1942 in Charlotte and was interred at Collier Cemetery there.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Who's Who in Tennessee. Memphis, Tennessee: Paul & Douglass Co., Publishers. 1911. p. 47. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- 1 2 3 Crutchfield, James A. (1984). "Cook, William Loch". Timeless Tennesseans. Huntsville, Alabama: Strode Publishers. p. 47. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- 1 2 Tennessee Blue Book and Official Directory. 1928. p. 40. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ "Tennessee House of Representatives, 50th General Assembly". House Archives. Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- 1 2 Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society. "Justices".
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