Background
Cook, Cecil Newton was born on February 14, 1905 in Lufkin, Texas, United States. Son of William Newton and Mattie (Stanley) Cook.
Cook, Cecil Newton was born on February 14, 1905 in Lufkin, Texas, United States. Son of William Newton and Mattie (Stanley) Cook.
Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1926.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1926. Practice in Fort Worth, 1926-1934, Houston, 1934-1980. Assistant district attorney, 1926.
Associate Coates & Mastin, 1927-1928.
Partner Phillips, Trammell, Chizum, Price & Estes, 1929-1934, Cook & Walker, 1935, Kayser, Liddell, Benbow & Butler, 1936-1940, Cook, Blake, McCormick & Dickson, 1941-1944, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, 1945-1980. Lecturer, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, American Bar Association New York City Special assistant attorney general Texas, 1954.
Chairman of the Board Houston Law Review, Incorporated., 1970-1977. President Houston Civic Music Association, 1951.
Trustee Edna Gladney Home, Fort Worth, South. Texas College Law, Houston (chairman), Gray Foundation.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation. Member American, Texas (past chairman mineral section). Houston (past president) bar associations, Texas Juridical Institute (trustee 1973-1980), American Law Institute, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Houston Country, Petroleum, Ramada, Houston (director 1970-1973, vice president 1973-1974) (Houston).
Married Donalda Maxine Lamb, January 7, 1944. Children: James Randolph, Richard Nash.