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Morris Llewellyn Cooke
American engineer
Morris Llewellyn Cooke (May 11, 1872 – March 5, 1960) was an American engineer, best known for his work on Scientific Management[1] and Rural Electrification.[2][3]
Biography
Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as one of eight children of William Harvey Cooke and Elizabeth Richmond Marsden, Cooke attended Lehigh University and obtained his degree in mechanical engineering in 1895.
He then joined the work force as a machinist.
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In 1900 he married Eleanor Bushnell Davis, a granddaughter of the industrialist Daniel Bushnell.[4]
Cooke directed the Rural Electrification Administration from May 1935 through March 1937. In March 1937, Cooke resigned and was succeeded by John Carmody.
In 1940 Cooke became a technical consultant for the Office of Production Management, where he led an American technical mission to Brazil. In 1943 he headed the War Labor Board panel to mediate a coal miners' strike. In 1946-