Daniel Pope Cook

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Daniel Pope Cook was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer from Illinois who served as a U.S. Representative and was influential in the state's formative years.

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instanceOf human
lawyer
politician
associatedWith Illinois legal system
Illinois statehood movement
United States Congress
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs early 19th-century American politician and lawyer from Illinois
educatedIn law
era early 19th century
familyName Cook
fieldOfWork law
legislation
public service
givenName Daniel
hasPartIn history of Illinois
jurisdiction Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
surface form: United States House of Representatives from Illinois
middleName Pope
namesakeOf Cook County, Illinois
nativeLanguage English
notableFor influence in early political development of Illinois
role in shaping Illinois’s early legal and political institutions
notableWork advocacy for Illinois statehood
opposition to expansion of slavery in Illinois
occupation lawyer
politician
partOf early 19th-century American politics
politicalAlignment anti-slavery
positionHeld Illinois Attorney General
United States Representative
practicedLawIn Illinois
residence Edwardsville, Illinois
Kaskaskia, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Illinois politics
Midwestern United States
surface form: Midwestern United States politics
stateRepresented Illinois
typeOfLawPracticed American law
workedOn issues related to Illinois state finances
public land policy in Illinois

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Cook County, Illinois namedAfter Daniel Pope Cook