# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-w-cook
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:03:45.871Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-w-cook"
name: "George W. Cook"
slug: "george-w-cook"
description: "George Washington Cook was a U.S. representative from Colorado. At eleven years of age, he ran away from home to serve during the Civil War. He was a drummer boy and then a chief regimental clerk. After the war, he completed his public school education and then attended Indiana University. His varied career included working for railroad and mining companies, and service as a mayor and a legislator. He was department commander for the Grand Army of the Republic."
tagline: "American politician (1851-1916)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Washington_Cook_(Colorado_Congressman).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1851-11-10"
deathDate: "1916-12-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.19
  momentum:             22.27272727272727
  historical:           4.60342
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88._%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83"
    title: "جورج دبليو. كوك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88._%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83"
    title: "جورج دبليو. كوك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88._%DA%A9%D9%88%DA%A9"
    title: "جورج دبلیو. کوک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Cook"
    title: "George W. Cook"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Cook"
    title: "George W. Cook"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508418"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump