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Jun 14, 1803 Died on 28 Dec 1881 (aged 78)
Canadian politician
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About Ephraim Cook
- Ephraim Cook (June 14, 1803 – December 28, 1881) was a physician and political figure in Canada West. He was born in Hadley, Massachusetts in 1803, the son of John Cook, a local farmer.
- He studied medicine at Boston and moved to St.
- Thomas, Upper Canada in 1830, where he continued his studies.
- Cook qualified to practice in 1831.
- He set up practice in Oxford County near the site of the village of Norwich.
- He also served as postmaster.
- In 1834, he married Phoebe English.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for South Oxford in 1854 and served until 1857.
- Cook was also manager of a local bank and a director of the Port Dover and Lake Huron Railroad. His son George was a lawyer and later served in the provincial assembly.
