Background
Cook, Eugene was born on April 4, 1904 in Wrightsville, Georgia, United States. Son of James Monroe and Ida (Preston) Cook.
Cook, Eugene was born on April 4, 1904 in Wrightsville, Georgia, United States. Son of James Monroe and Ida (Preston) Cook.
Bachelor of Arts, Mercer University, 1926. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, 1927.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1927, general practice of law, Atlanta, Wrightsville and Dublin, Georgia, 1927-1943. Solictor city court, Wrightsvilte, Johnson County, 1933-1937. Judge city court, 1937-1941.
Solicitor general, Dublin judicial circuit, January 1941-February 1943.
State revenue commissioner, February 1943-August 1945. Attorney general of Georgia since August 1945.
Past chairman Young Men's Democratic Club, 6th Congressional District. Past chairman Johnson County Democratic Executive Committee.
Former trustee Brewton Praker Institute, Mercer U.
Past district chairman central Georgia committee Boy Scouts.
Mason (Shriner), Woodman of the World, Elk. Club: Lions International (past governor and deputy district governor).
Married Julia Adelaide McClatchey, June 28, 1928. Children: Julian Eugene, Charles McClathchey.