John Hartwell Cook
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John Hartwell Cook was an American lawyer and academic.
Cook, the son of free blacks, attended the first classes at Howard University School of Law when the law school opened in 1869. Cook graduated from Howard Law in 1871,[1] and later returned to the law school to serve as the dean from 1877 to 1878.[2]
Cook’s son, Will Marion Cook, became a well-known composer who studied under Antonin Dvořák.[1] Cook’s sister, Cora Belle Jackson, was the first African-American graduate of the University of Chicago.[3]
References
- 1 2 Graves, Lynne Gomez (February 3, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form". Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ Smith, J. Clay, Jr. (Fall 1994). "Howard University School of Law: One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years". Howard Law Journal. 38 (1): 3. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Hansen, John Mark (Winter 2024). "An unseen life". Retrieved April 26, 2026.
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