Lewis (Louis) H. Cook (November 25, 1876 – September 4, 1934) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Gravesville, Wisconsin, Cook moved with his family to

Unity, Wisconsin Unity is a village in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 384 at the 2020 census. Of this, 233 were in Marathon County, and 151 were ...

and was raised there. Cook raised beef, sheep, and poultry. Cook started the ''Marathon County Register'' newspaper and served on the

Marathon County, Wisconsin Marathon County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Its county seat is Wausau, Wisconsin, Wausau. It was founded in 1850, cr ...

Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican. In 1910, Cook moved to

Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau ( ) is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Wisconsin River and had a population of 39,994 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the core city of the Wausau ...

and was elected county clerk in 1913. Cook served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

in 1921. From 1923 until his death in 1934, Cook served as postmaster of Wausau, Wisconsin. He died in

.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1921, Biographical Sketch of Lewis H. Cook, p. 276.

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1876 births 1934 deaths People from Chilton, Wisconsin People from Unity, Wisconsin Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin Editors of Wisconsin newspapers Farmers from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub