US Congressman. Born in Ontario, Canada, he moved with his parents to Calumet County, Wisconsin, in 1856. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company A, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, under the command of General A. George Custer. After the war, he was a farmer until he relocated to Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1881, where he engaged in business. He was Mayor of Neenah in 1889, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1891-92) and a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis, in 1892. In 18895, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress, serving until 1897. After his term, he was commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for Department of Wisconsin, (1915-16), a manufacturer of print paper at Menasha, Wisconsin and president of the Alexandria Paper Company Alexandria, Indiana. He died at age 69 in Neenah, Wisconsin.
US Congressman. Born in Ontario, Canada, he moved with his parents to Calumet County, Wisconsin, in 1856. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company A, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, under the command of General A. George Custer. After the war, he was a farmer until he relocated to Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1881, where he engaged in business. He was Mayor of Neenah in 1889, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1891-92) and a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis, in 1892. In 18895, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress, serving until 1897. After his term, he was commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for Department of Wisconsin, (1915-16), a manufacturer of print paper at Menasha, Wisconsin and president of the Alexandria Paper Company Alexandria, Indiana. He died at age 69 in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Jane McGarvy Cook
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Abbie F Kelliher Cook
1854–1874 (m. 1873)
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Jennie Christie Cook
1849–1895 (m. 1876)
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Elizabeth Ann Cook
1836–1860
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Kate Cook Healy
1837–1922
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Watson Henry Cook
1839–1929
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Loretta Cook Elliott
1839–1925
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Jacob Harrison Cook
1841–1917
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Sarah Jane Cook Drake
1842–1926
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James Milton Cook
1845–1936
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Albert Cook
1850–1930
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Alfred Cook
1850–1921
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1874–1874
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Maud Christie Cook Lancaster
1878–1949
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Henry Harold Cook
1881–1931
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