Background
Cook, Richard Yerkes was born on February 25, 1845 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joel and Mary Paul (Yerkes) Cook.
Cook, Richard Yerkes was born on February 25, 1845 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joel and Mary Paul (Yerkes) Cook.
Bachelor of Arts, Central High School, Philadelphia, 1862, Master of Arts, 1865.
Importer of English, French and German goods, 1868-1885. Elected president Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company, 1890. Vice president Pennsylvania Warehousing Company.
Director Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, Finance Company of Pennsylvania, Real Estate Trust Company, A. Coburn & Company (Incorporated.).
With Georgia H. Earle, Junior, took charge of Philadelphia Record after failure and death of William Singerly and rehabilitated it as a valuable newspaper property, and by its sale at large price enabled Chestnut Saint National Bank to pay depositors in full.
Married Lavinia Borden, 1868.