Cook, Henry David

Education

Student United College 1828-1829 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1829-1830 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log.; Math. 1 1830-1831 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. 2; Ethics; Chem. 1832-1833 Chem. 1833-1834 Chem.

Birth/childhood

Born 19.5.1814 son of George Cook, Professor of Moral Philosophy, St Andrews University and Diana Shank. [University professor]

Career

Writer Madras Civil Service 1835. Civil and Sessions judge Calicut [also known as Kozhikode, India] 1857 - 1866. Coimbatore [also known as Kovai, India] 1866 - 1870 (retired). [Civil servant]

Retired to Portobello and became a baillie there.

Death

Died at Strathpeffer 16.6.1882.

Sources

  • St Andrews Citizen 24.6.1882
  • F. Boase, Modern English Biography...1851-1900. 6v. (Truro, 1892-1921)
  • Danvers et al., Memorials of Old Haileybury College p508