Background
Cook, Charles Sumner was born on November 18, 1858 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Obadiah Gould and Christiana S. (Perry) Cook.
Cook, Charles Sumner was born on November 18, 1858 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Obadiah Gould and Christiana S. (Perry) Cook.
Graduate Nichols Latin School, 1877. Bachelor of Arts, Bates College, 1881.
Principal high school, Waldoboro, Maine, 1882-1883. Admitted to Maine bar, 1886, and began practice at Portland, with Symonds & Libby. Now consultant counsel Cook, Hutchinson, Pierce & Connell.
Also Chairman of the Board National Bank of Commerce (Portland).
Member of the board of directors National Traders Bank until 1906. Member Governor's Council, 1899-1905, chairman, 1901-1902.
Married Mission Annie Jefferds Reed, October 23, 1889. Children: Lydia McDonald, Robinson.