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Edward M. McCook

Edward M. McCook

Former Governor of the Territory of Colorado
Edward Moody McCook was a lawyer, politician, distinguished Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, American diplomat, and governor of the territory of Colorado. He was a member of the famed "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio. Wikipedia
Born: June 15, 1833, Steubenville, OH
Died: September 9, 1909 (age 76 years), Chicago, IL
Previous offices: Governor of the Territory of Colorado (1874–1875), Governor of the Territory of Colorado (1869–1873), and United States Minister to Hawaii (1866–1868)
Battles/wars: American Civil War