Cookman

Article summary

Cookman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Brian Cookman (1946–2005), English musician and composer, magazine designer and artist, and tai chi practitioner *Donald Cookman, Democratic politician who served in the West Virginia Senate *George Cookman Sturgiss (1842–1925), lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia *George Grimston Cookman (1801–1841), British-born American Methodist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate *John Cookman (1909–1982), American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics *Joseph Cookman (1899–1944), American journalist, writer, critic and a founder of The Newspaper Guild *William Holmes Cookman (1867–1950), American architect who was an engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1909 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339324588