. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. June of 1861, he stumped his State against secession, and was,by 3,000 majority, elected to tJie convention for the consideration ofFederal relations. In the following year lie was elected a circuitjudge, but, preferring the military service, entered the army as lieu-tenant-colonel of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry. In 1864 he wascaptured with his regiment at Union city, Tennessee, and was im-prisoned at Mobile, at Macon, Georgia, and at camp Oglethorpe,and was one of the fifty officers who were placed under fire atCharlesto
. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. June of 1861, he stumped his State against secession, and was,by 3,000 majority, elected to tJie convention for the consideration ofFederal relations. In the following year lie was elected a circuitjudge, but, preferring the military service, entered the army as lieu-tenant-colonel of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry. In 1864 he wascaptured with his regiment at Union city, Tennessee, and was im-prisoned at Mobile, at Macon, Georgia, and at camp Oglethorpe,and was one of the fifty officers who were placed under fire atCharleston. Being exchanged in August of that same year, he re-sumed active service, and until the close of the war commanded thecavalry force in Western Kentucky. In July, 1865, Mr. Hawkins was commissioned by Gov. Brownlowone of the chancellors of Tennessee ; but being a candidate for Con-gress, he declined to qualify, and, in August, was elected a Repre-sentative to the Thirty-ninth Congress, and was subsequently re-elected to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. 210 4r\. /(Jc^/i^r^ ^. ^/^nr^c? BURTOX C. COOK ?^^^URTON C. COOK was born in Monroe County, New York,?^^ ilay 11, 1S19. lie was educated at the Collegiate Institute ^&. in the city of Rochester; and in 1S35 he removed to theState of Illinois. Here he entered upon the practice of law, andsoon acquired a large and valuable business ; being highly esteemedalso, wherever known, for his sterling honesty and iiiteixritv. From 18-4G to 1852 Mr. Cook held the office of States Attorneyfor the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Illinois. In the latter year he waselected to the State Senate, of which body, during the eight suc-ceeding years, he was an active and efficient member. He early be-came identified with the great anti-slaver^ movement of the countrv,delivering heavy blows against the institution of slaveiy, until hewas permitted to rejoice in its overthrow. The repeal of the Missouri Compromise had the influence to drivefrom the De
Size: 1997px × 1251px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, bookidfortiethcongress00barn
