Burton Chauncey Cook (1819–94)

American lawyer. Graduated from Rochester (NY) Collegiate Institute in 1834. Studied law in Hennepin, Illinois; admitted to the bar, 1840. Practised for nearly twenty-five years. Served as the Illinois state attorney; member of the state senate for eight years. Anti-slavery advocate. Elected to the US Congress, 1864, serving on the judiciary committee; re-elected several times. Resigned to become general solicitor of the Northwestern Railway, residing in Chicago.