COOK, WAYNE GLEASON
Attorney; b Davenport, Iowa Nov 11, 1892; s of Reuel B Cook-Myrtle Gleason; ed Davenport HS 1909; U of Iowa, LLB 1913; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Coif; m Ruth Moyes June 1, 1923 Rock Island; s Craig Moyes; d Joan; adm to Iowa bar 1913; 1913-23 & 1929- prac law, Davenport; 1923-29 prof of law U of Iowa Law Sch; 1929- prac law, Davenport as mbr of firm Lane & Waterman, 1937- mbr lib bd,. Davenport; Scott Co Bar Assn, 1913~23 secy, 1936 pres; Iowa St & Amer Bar Assns; Town Club; Iowa U Alumnus Club; BSA, dir 10 years; dir & local chmn ARC; C of C, past dir; BPOE 298; Episc Ch; Dem; hobbies hunting, skeet shooting; father ret atty, res of Davenport 72 years; grandfather Edward E Cook res Davenport 75 years & atty there 50 years; great grandfather John P Cook pioneer res Davenport & early atty; off Davenport Bank; res Harbor Road, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1090.