John Henry Cook

John Henry Cook (May 6, 1902 – May 2, 1980) was a barber and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Waterloo North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.[1][2][3]

The son of Henry Saunder Koch and Lavina Bergey, he was born John Henry Koch[3] in Woolwich township and was educated there, in St. Jacobs, in Kitchener, in Toronto and in Newburgh, New York. In 1935, Cook married Emma M. Debus. He was secretary-treasurer of the Barbers International Union and president of the Twin Cities Trade and Labor Council. Cook was also a member of the Knights of Pythias.[1] He served on Kitchener city council from 1946 to 1956 and from 1958 to 1965.[3]

Cook, a Mennonite, was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent.[1] He died following a heart attack at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital at the age of 77.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A L (1944). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ "John Henry Cook, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  3. ^ a b c d "John Henry Cook". Waterloo Region Generations. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-16.


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