Background
Cook, Samuel C. was born on July 13, 1857 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of Milas Jasper and Martha Ann (Bumpass) Cook.
Cook, Samuel C. was born on July 13, 1857 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of Milas Jasper and Martha Ann (Bumpass) Cook.
Student short time University of Mississippi. Bachelor of Laws, Law Department, University of Mississippi, 1878.
Began practice at Durant, Mississippi, 1878. Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 3 terms, 1886, 1890, 1892-1894. Attorney for Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, 1900-1902.
Circuit judge 11th Circuit, Mississippi, by appointment of governments Longino, Vardeman and Noel, 1902-1912.
Resigned May, 1912, and appointed by Governor Brewer The American Association Foreign Justice Superior Court, Mississippi, term, 1912-1921. Trustee (ex-officio) State Library.
Member Mississippi
Married Lizzie M. Murphy, October 25, 1882.