Eugene Cook (Georgia judge)
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Eugene Cook | |
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Born | April 12, 1904 |
Died | April 14, 1967 (aged 63) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Occupation | Jurist |
Eugene Cook (April 12, 1904 โ April 14, 1967) was an American jurist who served as Attorney General of Georgia from 1945 to 1965, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1965 to 1967.
Born in Wrightsville, Georgia, Cook attended the public schools and received his undergraduate degree from Mercer University, followed by a law degree from Mercer University Law School in 1927.[1]
He was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1945 to 1965, and a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.[2] He believed the NAACP was a communist organization.[3]
Despondent in the months following the death of his wife, Cook died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while still serving on the court.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Achsah Nesmith, "Gunshot Is Fatal To Eugene Cook", The Atlanta Constitution (April 15, 1967), p. 1, 5.
- ^ "Georgia Justice Found Dead With Pistol in Lap". The Tampa Tribune. April 15, 1967. p. 45. Retrieved February 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nixon, Ron (2016). South Africa's Global Propaganda War. London, U.K.: Pluto Press. pp. 37โ38. ISBN 9780745399140. OCLC 959031269.
- ^ "Frankum Named to Cook's Seat", The Atlanta Constitution (April 19, 1967), p. 1.
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