William W. Cook

Not to be confused with William Wilson Cooke.

William W. Cook
Born(1858-04-16)April 16, 1858
Hillsdale, Michigan, US
DiedJune 4, 1930(1930-06-04) (aged 72)
Port Chester, New York, US
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BA, JD)
OccupationAttorney
Known forLegal Scholar, benefactor of Hillsdale College and the University of Michigan Law School
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William Wilson Cook (April 16, 1858 – June 4, 1930) was an American attorney and legal scholar. He wrote extensively on matters of corporate law, including the seminal text, Cook on Corporations.[1][2][3] Cook was also an early, major benefactor of the University of Michigan, particularly the University of Michigan Law School.

  1. ^ Conard, Alfred F. (May 1995). "Cook and the Corporate Shareholder: A Belated Review of William W. Cook's Publications on Corporations". Michigan Law Review. 93 (6): 1724–1738. doi:10.2307/1289900. JSTOR 1289900.
  2. ^ Cook, William W. (1887). A Treatise on Law of Stock and Stockholders As Applicable to Railroad, Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Commercial, Business, Turnpike, Bridge, Canal, and Other Private Corporations. New York: Baker, Voorhis and Co., Law Publishers. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ William W. Cook's Written Work, University of Michigan Law Library