Education
Born in Seneca, Ohio, Cook attended common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867, commencing practice in Newton, Iowa.
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Born in Seneca, Ohio, Cook attended common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867, commencing practice in Newton, Iowa.
He was twice elected to the United States. House of Representatives from Iowa"s 6th congressional district, each time under unusual circumstances. He was judge of the sixth judicial district of Iowa in 1878. This enabled Cutts to be sworn in in 1881 and to initially serve as a congressman, as Cook pursued a contest of the election with the Republican-controlled United States. House in the 47th United States Congress.
The House accepted this recommendation in time for Cook to serve only a single day of the term, on March 3, 1883, and to collect his salary.
However, Cutts died of tuberculosis on September 1, 1883. He did not run for re-election.
After returning to Iowa, he resumed practicing law in Newton, Iowa and later moved to Webster City, Iowa where he became attorney for a railroad company. He died in Algona, Iowa on June 7, 1920 and was interned in Riverview Cemetery in Algona.