William Wilson Cooke
William Wilson Cooke | |
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| Born | December 27, 1871 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 1949 (aged 77) Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Burial place | Fern Oak Cemetery, Griffith, Indiana, U.S. |
| Other names | William Wilson Cook, W. W. Cooke |
| Education | Boston School of Technology, Columbia University |
| Alma mater | Claflin College |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, school administrator |
| Spouse | Anne Miller |
| Children | 2, including Anne Cooke, Lloyd Miller Cooke |
| Father | Wilson Cooke |
| Relatives | Thomas Ezekiel Miller (father in-law), Ira De Augustine Reid (son in-law) |
William Wilson Cooke (1871–1949) was an American architect. He worked in the Office of the Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury and was the first African American man to be employed there. Cooke was the first African American to obtain an architect’s license in the state of Indiana in 1929. He designed many buildings for Claflin College, the Cookman Institute, and the United States Postal Service. Early in his career he worked as a school official.