John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)
John Cook (1730 – October 27, 1789) was an American planter and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
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