Bio. of Carleton H. Cook ~ son of Amos and Florence (Rice) Cook
A Narrative History
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SPECIALTREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN
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Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
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1931
CARLETON H. COOK is an Iowa attorney who has enjoyed a successful position
at the bar of Mills County for over ten years.His father was a lawyer,and
the name has been an honored one in the legal profession of Mills County for
many years.
Carleton H. Cook was born at Malvern in Mills County, October 10, 1890,son
of Amos E. and Florence (Rice) Cook,.Both parents were born in thisstate,
his father is a son of Obediah Cook, who came from Indiana and settled onan
Iowa farm.The maternal grandfather, A. T. Rice, also came to Iowa atan
early date.He was a physician and for a number of years practiced atBeatrice,
Nebraska, but is now living retired.He is a surviving veteranof the Civil
war.Amos E. Cook was born at Salem, Iowa, and his wife atCoin in Page
County, and she is still living at Malvern.Amos Cook, whodied May 17, 1926,
finished his professional education in Iowa City and afterbeing admitted to
the bar practiced at Malvern until his death.He servedat one time as county
attorney of Mills County, was active in Republicanpolitics, a member of the
Masonic fraternity and Knights of Pythias, and both heand his wife are
Methodists.Their two children are Judge Kenneth R. andCarleton H., twins.The
former was engaged in practice at Malvern untilhis appointment in 1929 as
district judge of the fifteenth JudicialDistrict.
Carleton H. Cook grew up and attended school at Malvern and wasgraduated
from the law department of the University of Nebraska in 1916.The following
year he located at Glenwood, and had made some progress inbuilding up a
professional clientele before he answered the call to the colors.On July 8, 1918,
he entered the Artillery Officers Training Camp at CampTaylor, Kentucky, and
completed his training about the time of the armistice.He was honorably
discharged January 9, 1919, and at once resumed his workat Glenwood. While in training camp he had been elected county attorney, and he served in that office six years.Mr. Cook has kept up his interest in military life, and served as first lieutenant in the Iowa National Guard fromOctober 20, 1920, until December 2, 1924, and from the latter date until February 1, 1928, was captain in command of Company I, 168th Infantry, Iowa National Guard.
Mr. Cook married, August 9, 1916, Miss Myrtle Stratton, who was born at
Sioux Fall, South Dakota, and grew up and received her education in Portland
Oregon.They have a daughter, Elizabeth, born July 10, 1923.Mrs.Cook is a
member of the Congregational Church.He has fraternalaffiliations with the
Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias and Independent Order ofOdd Fellows, is a
member of the Sigma Nu college fraternity and a Republican inpolitics.
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