Postbellum Career
He returned to the regular army when his volunteers were mustered out following the war. In 1866, McCook resigned from the army and returned to civilian life. President Andrew Johnson appointed McCook to serve as the U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1866 through 1868. In 1869, he helped organize the Colorado Territory and was twice appointed governor by President Grant, a selection bitterly opposed by U.S. Congressman Jerome B. Chaffee. During his tenure, Governor McCook signed the legislation that created what is now Colorado State University and was among the first state governors to endorse women's suffrage. He was a member of the Republican National Committee in 1872.
McCook left the governorship when his second term expired in 1875 and turned to various business pursuits. He became very wealthy from numerous shrewd investments in real estate, mining interests, and in new European telephone companies. For a time, he paid more income and business taxes than any man in Colorado.
McCook died in Chicago, Illinois, and is buried in Union Cemetery in Steubenville. The city of McCook, Nebraska was named in his honor.
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