George William Cook

George William Cook
Born	(1855-01-07)January 7, 1855 Winchester, Virginia
Died	August 20, 1931 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Howard University Liberal Arts, and Law
Spouse	Coralie Franklin Cook
Children	George William Cook Jr.

George William Cook (January 7, 1855 – August 20, 1931) was an American educator who served as instructor, dean, alumni secretary and manager at Howard University. Born a slave in Winchester, Virginia, he was one of 8 children of Eliza and Peyton Cook.^[1] He graduated from the university, as a student of both the liberal arts college, and the law school.^[2] His career spanned fifty-eight of the first sixty-six of Howard University's history.

He also served on the executive board of Directors of the Washington, DC NAACP^[3] from its inception until his death, which occurred in Philadelphia.

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