Historical review of Arkansas : its commerce, industry and modern affairs . is active career entered the legal pro-fession, for which he was amply fitted by study and training. His])alriotic ardor led him to enlist in the Confederate ariiiy. in which hefought bravely until the close of the war. Siilise(|iieiilly resuming hisprofession, he became one of the most noted atldfiieys of southernArkansas and one of the best known and most highly esteemed, hisimmense practice taking him to the various counties of his circuit inthe southern part of the state. Talented and accomplished, he pos-sessed ra
Historical review of Arkansas : its commerce, industry and modern affairs . is active career entered the legal pro-fession, for which he was amply fitted by study and training. His])alriotic ardor led him to enlist in the Confederate ariiiy. in which hefought bravely until the close of the war. Siilise(|iieiilly resuming hisprofession, he became one of the most noted atldfiieys of southernArkansas and one of the best known and most highly esteemed, hisimmense practice taking him to the various counties of his circuit inthe southern part of the state. Talented and accomplished, he pos-sessed rare and peculiar gifts, his characteristics having been quicknessof perception, a seemingly intuitive knowledge of the principles in-volved in any case and a wonderful comprehension of details, render-ing him one of the strong and powerful advocates of his day. He wasa resident of Lewisville, Lafayette county, until 1877, when he removedwith his familv to Texarkana, where he continued in active practiceuntil his death, in 1881, his abilities and high ehanu-ter plaeine him. HISTORY OF ARKANSAS 1451 among the leading lawyers of Miller county. His widow, a native ofVirginia, is still a resident of Texarkana. Inheriting in some degree the legal talent and love of justice thatcharacterized his honored father, Joe E. Cook began the study of lawwith his father and was afterwards a student in the law office of Bat-tle & Compton, in Little Rock. Arkansas. In 1883 he was admittedto practice in the State Supreme Court and immediately after, in Juneof that year, opened an office in Texarkana, where he has met witheminent success, having built up an extensive and remunerative lawpractice. One of his brothers, J. N. Cook, is also a lawyer in Texark-ana and is ex-mayor of the city. ]\Ir. Cook married ]\Iary Young, who was born in Washington, , and are the parents of seven children, namely: Joe Jr.;Gilbert R., a cadet at West Point: James C, a cadet at the AnnapolisNaval Academy: P
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