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{{Redirect3|N. B. Cook|For the school named for him, see [[N. B. Cook Elementary School of the Arts]]|ITALICS}}
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[[Image:NBCook.jpg|thumb|right|N. B. Cook]]
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'''Nathan Burrell Cook''' was born to John Pope and Charlotte Kirk Massey Cook on [[July 20]], [[1835]], in Lowndes County, Alabama. He married [[Sallie Johnson Cook|Sallie Johnson]], a young orphan, in [[1857]], and they had three children. In May [[1862]], he joined the Alabama Infantry of the Confederate Forces, but was later transferred to the Army's Medical Department for his pharmaceutical training. While he was at war, all three of his children died of disease. He and Sallie moved to Pensacola during Reconstruction and settled at the corner of [[De Villiers Street|De Villiers]] and [[Gregory Street]]s.
| subject_name  =Nathan Burrell Cook
 
| image_name    =NBCook.jpg
 
| image_size    =220px
 
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| date_of_birth  =[[July 20]], [[1835]]
 
| place_of_birth =Lowndes County, Alabama
 
| date_of_death  =[[May 15]], [[1917]]
 
| place_of_death =
 
| occupation    =
 
| religion      =
 
| spouse        =[[Sallie Johnson Cook|Sallie Johnson]]
 
| parents        =John Pope Cook & Charlotte Kirk Massey Cook
 
| children      =Henry B. Cook, Martha McCall Cook Cole, Florida Cook Shepard
 
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'''Nathan Burrell Cook''' (1835-1917) was born to John Pope and Charlotte Kirk Massey Cook on [[July 20]], [[1835]], in [[Wikipedia:Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]], [[Wikipedia:Alabama|Alabama]]. He married [[Sallie Johnson Cook|Sallie Johnson]], a young orphan, in [[1857]], and they had three children. In May [[1862]], he joined the Alabama Infantry of the Confederate Forces, but was later transferred to the Army's Medical Department for his pharmaceutical training. While he was at war, all three of his children died of disease. He and Sallie moved to Pensacola during [[Wikipedia:Reconstruction|Reconstruction]] and settled at the corner of [[De Villiers Street|De Villiers]] and [[Gregory Street]]s.
 
  
 
In [[1885]], Cook, who had no prior experience as an educator, was appointed [[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Superintendent of Schools]]. He served for 28 years.
 
In [[1885]], Cook, who had no prior experience as an educator, was appointed [[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Superintendent of Schools]]. He served for 28 years.
 
[[N. B. Cook Elementary School of the Arts]] is named in his honour.
 
 
==Other images==
 
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Image:NBCook1909.PNG|Circa 1909
 
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==Electoral history==
 
===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Escambia County Superintendent of Public Instruction]], [[1908]]===
 
''This election was held on [[May 19]], [[1908]].''
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|'''[[N. B. Cook]]'''
 
|'''1,490'''
 
|'''47%'''
 
|-
 
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[Clifford J. Bell]]
 
|950
 
|30%
 
|-
 
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[Clyde E. Wilson]]
 
|735
 
|23%
 
|}
 
  
 
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[[Category:Confederate soldiers]] [[Category:Escambia County School Superintendents]]
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[[Category:Escambia County School Superintendents]]

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