Background
Cook, George Wallace Foster was born on May 20, 1919 in Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States. Son of Edward Jay C. and Helen M. (Cook) Foster.
Cook, George Wallace Foster was born on May 20, 1919 in Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States. Son of Edward Jay C. and Helen M. (Cook) Foster.
Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury College, 1940; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1948; Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1952.
Counsel, Department of Navy, Washington, 1948-1955; private practice, Rutland, Vermont, 1955-1969; member, Kinney & Cook, Rutland, Vermont, 1955-1963; United State Attorneys, Department Justice, Rutland, Vermont, 1969-1978, 81-86; United States magistrate, Administrative Office United States, Rutland, Vermont, 1978-1981.
Member Vermont Senate, Montpelier, 1959-1969 chairman judicial committee 1963-1969, president pro tempore 1965-1969. Member platform committee Republican National Convention, 1964. Chairman Vermont Constitutional Revision Commission, 1967-1969.
Served to Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Vermont Bar Association, Rutland County Bar Association.
Married Laicita Warburton Gregg, September 21, 1947. Children: Constance Cook Whitmer, David Wellington, Jonathan Foster, Timothy George, Heather Tiffany.