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
Family Members
Parents
Siblings
Advertisement
See more Cook memorials in:
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
