History of Evanston, (Cook County) Illinois United States of America

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Burton Chauncey Cook, representative, was born in Pittsford, Monroe county, N.Y., May 11, 1819; son of Chauncey and Almirah (Hollister) Cossitt Cook; grandson of Stephen and Sylvia (Meigs) Cook; great-great-great grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Ives) Cook; and great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Henry and Judith (Burdsall) Cook, who were early settlers of Wallingford, Conn. The first ancestor in America, Henry Cook, lived in Salem, Mass., and came from Kent, England. Burton attended the collegiate institute at Rochester and removed to Ottawa county, Ill., in 1835. He was admitted to the bar in 1840; was state attorney, 1846-52; state senator, 1852-60; and a member of the peace congress in 1861. He represented his district in the 39th, 40th and 41st congresses, 1865-71, as a Republican. He was married June 30, 1848, to Elizabeth, daughter of Orris and Elizabeth (Bigelow) Hart of Oswego, N.Y. He died at Evanston, Ill., Aug. 18, 1894.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Dempster, educator, was born in Florida, Orange county, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1794; son of the Rev. James Dempster, a Scotchman by birth, educated at the University of Edinburgh and appointed by John Wesley missionary to America. The son entered the ministry in 1815, and was appointed to the Genesee conference. He held many of the more important appointments in New York city and elsewhere, was for some tinge presiding eider, and was missionary to Buenos Ayres, 1835-41. In 1847 he opened a biblical institute at Concord, N.H. He became chief instructor and remained there until 1852, when he was elected president of the Illinois Wesleyan university. He held this office nominally for two years, never, however, performing any of its duties, as he was engaged in rounding a school at Evanston, Ill., which became the Garrett biblical institute. He remained there as senior professor until his death. McKenzie college and Wesleyan university, Middletown, conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1848. He is the author of: Lectures and Addresses (1864). He died in Evanston, Ill., Nov. 28, 1863.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Joseph Cummings, educator, was born in Falmouth, Cumberland county, Maine, March 3, 1817. He was graduated at Wesleyan university in 1840; was professer of natural sciences and mathematics in the Amenia (N.Y.) seminary, 1840-43, and principal, 184346. He joined the New England conference of the M.E. church, 1846, and was stationed at Malden, Chelsea, Hanover street and Bromfield street, Boston, 1846-53. He was professor of theology in the Methodist general Biblical institute, Concord, N.H., 1853; president of Genesee college, Lima, N.Y., 1854-57; president of Wesleyan university, 1857-75; professor of mental philosophy and political economy, Wesleyan university, 1875-77; stationed at Maiden, Mass., 1877-79, and at Harvard street, Cambridge, 1880-81. He was president of the Northwestern university, Evanston, Ill., 1881-90. He was a delegate to the general conference of the M.E. church, 1864, 1876, 1880 and 1884, and a member of the American association for the advancement of science. He received the degree of D.D. from Wesleyan in 1854 and from Harvard in 1861, and that of LL. D. from Northwestern university in 1866. He edited Butler's Analogy of Religion (1875) and published addresses and sermons. He died at Evanston, Ill., May 7, 1890.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Daniel Parish Kidder, author and editor, was born at Darien, N.Y., Oct. 18, 1815. He attended Hamilton college, N.Y., 1833-34; was graduated at Wesleyan university in 1836 and the same year was a teacher in Amenia seminary. He joined the Geneses conference of the M.E. church and was stationed at Rochester, N.Y., 1837-39. He went to Brazil as a missionary and Bible distributer in 1839 and returned to the United States in 1841. He joined the New Jersey conference and was stationed at Paterson, N.J., 1841-42; at Trenton, N.J., 1842-43, and was corresponding secretary of the Sunday-school Union and editor of Sunday-school publications and tracts, 1844-56, residing in New York city. He travelled in Europe, making special observations upon Sunday-schools and religious education, 1852-53; was professor of practical theology in Garrett Biblical institute, Evanston, Ill., 1856-71; member of the General Centenary committee of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1865, and professor of practical theology in Drew Theological seminary, Madison, N.J., 1871-81, when he removed to Evanston, Ill. He received the degree of D.D. from McKendree university, 1851, and from Wesleyan university, 1855, and the degree of LL.D. from Grant university, Athens, Tenn., 1883. He is the author of: Mormonism and the Mormons (1842); Demonstration of the Necessity of Abolishing a Constrained Clerical Celibacy (1844); Sketches of Residence and Travels in Brazil (1845); Brazil and the Brazilians (1857); Treatise on Homiletics (1864); The Christian Pastorate (1871); Helps to Prayer (1874), and many reports and Sunday-school books. He died at Evanston, Ill., July 23, 1891.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor