Pennsylvania, Fayette County, near Belle Vernon
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Settling here in the 1770s, Cook became a prominent landholder, jurist, and politician. He was a member of the Provincial Congress in Philadelphia in 1776 and served at the State Constitutional Convention. Although a moderate during the Whiskey Rebellion, 1792-94, he joined the tax protesters and was elected chairman of several key rebel meetings.
(Government • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Settling here in the 1770s, Cook became a prominent landholder, jurist, and politician. He was a member of the Provincial Congress in Philadelphia in 1776 and served at the State Constitutional Convention. Although a moderate during the Whiskey Rebellion, 1792-94, he joined the tax protesters and was elected chairman of several key rebel meetings.(Government • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
