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'''Sidney A. Cook''' was an officer in the Diamond T Motor Truck Company in Chicago. He served as President of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] during the years 1931–1945, and international Vice President of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] headquartered in Adyar, India, from 1946 to 1959. | |||
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== Theosophical work == | == Theosophical work == | ||
Following the death of his young son Aubrey in 19__, Mr. Cook began "the search which led him to [[Theosophy]] and his long years of service to the Society."<ref>Joy Mills, ''100 Years of Theosophy: A History of the Theosophical society in America'' (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), 91.</ref> | |||
== President of American Section == | == President of American Section == | ||
[[File:Cook 1 sepia.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Sidney A. Cook in 1931]] | [[File:Cook 1 sepia.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Sidney A. Cook in 1931]] | ||
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He made a donation to create the Aubrey Garden in memory of his son. | |||
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== International Vice President in Adyar == | == International Vice President in Adyar == | ||
[[File:Cook leaving Olcott 3-15-46.jpg| | [[File:Cook leaving Olcott 3-15-46.jpg|180px|left|thumb|Sidney A. Cook packing to leave Olcott, March 15, 1946]] | ||
[[File:Cook_leaving_Olcott_2.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Sidney and Etha Cook with Olcott staff on March 15, 1946]] | [[File:Cook_leaving_Olcott_2.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Sidney and Etha Cook with Olcott staff on March 15, 1946]] | ||
[[File:Cook as VP Adyar.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Sidney A. Cook, standing, under banyan tree. C. Jinarajadasa is at right, with Etha Snodgrass Cook and Rukmini Devi Arundale at left]] | [[File:Cook as VP Adyar.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Sidney A. Cook, standing, under banyan tree. C. Jinarajadasa is at right, with Etha Snodgrass Cook and Rukmini Devi Arundale at left]] | ||
during the administration of [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]] (1946-1953) and for the first term of [[Nilakanta Sri Ram]] (1953-1959). | |||
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== Later years == | == Later years == | ||
According to Joy Mills, | |||
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In 1959 he took up residence once again in Chicago, becoming chairman of the Theosophical Investment Trust, the establishment of which, although an achievement of [[James S. Perkins|Perkins']] administration, had long been a cherished dream of Cook's. His beloved Etha had died in India in May, 1949; soon thereafter he was married to Dr. Jocelyn Todd-Naylor from England, who had nursed Etha during her final illness. Failing health took Cook with his wife to her home in England, where he spent his final years quietly, passing away on August 4, 1965.<ref>Joy Mills, ''100 Years of Theosophy: A History of the Theosophical society in America'' (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), 123.</ref> | |||
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== Writing == | |||
Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] and [[The American Theosophist (periodical)|''The American Theosophist'']]. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 287 articles by or about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Sidney+A+Cook&method=exact Sidney A Cook] and another 59 under the initials [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=SAC&method=perfect&header=field4 SAC]. | |||
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Revision as of 03:20, 19 April 2014
Sidney A. Cook was an officer in the Diamond T Motor Truck Company in Chicago. He served as President of the Theosophical Society in America during the years 1931–1945, and international Vice President of the Theosophical Society headquartered in Adyar, India, from 1946 to 1959.
Early life
Business career
Theosophical work
Following the death of his young son Aubrey in 19__, Mr. Cook began "the search which led him to Theosophy and his long years of service to the Society."[1]
President of American Section
He made a donation to create the Aubrey Garden in memory of his son.
International Vice President in Adyar
during the administration of Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa (1946-1953) and for the first term of Nilakanta Sri Ram (1953-1959).
Later years
According to Joy Mills,
In 1959 he took up residence once again in Chicago, becoming chairman of the Theosophical Investment Trust, the establishment of which, although an achievement of Perkins' administration, had long been a cherished dream of Cook's. His beloved Etha had died in India in May, 1949; soon thereafter he was married to Dr. Jocelyn Todd-Naylor from England, who had nursed Etha during her final illness. Failing health took Cook with his wife to her home in England, where he spent his final years quietly, passing away on August 4, 1965.[2]
Writing
Like other Presidents of the American Section, Mr. Cook served as editor of section periodicals, The Theosophical Messenger and The American Theosophist. He also wrote many articles for those and other Theosophical journals. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 287 articles by or about Sidney A Cook and another 59 under the initials SAC.
Notes
[[Category:General Secretaries of TS Adyar|Cook, Sidney A.