Edwin Stanton McCook

Edwin McCook
Governor of the Dakota Territory
Acting
In office
April 1873 – September 11, 1873
Preceded byJohn A. Burbank
Succeeded byJohn A. Burbank
Personal details
Born
Edwin Stanton McCook

(1837-03-26)March 26, 1837
Carrollton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1873(1873-09-11) (aged 36)
Yankton, Dakota Territory, U.S. (now South Dakota)
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshots
Resting placeSpring Grove Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
RelativesDaniel McCook (father)
Fighting McCooks
EducationUnited States Naval Academy
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
 • Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
Brevet Major General
Commands31st Illinois Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Edwin Stanton McCook (March 26, 1837 – September 11, 1873) was an American soldier and politician. A Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a postbellum politician in the Dakota Territory, he was assassinated in office while serving as acting governor on September 11, 1873.