Preceded by John Kemmis Constituency Pincher Creek Occupation politician | Succeeded by Harvey Bossenberry Political party United Farmers Name Earle Cook | |
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Born November 9, 1881
Woodburn, Ontario ( 1881-11-09 ) Died April 20, 1966(1966-04-20) (aged 84)
Alberta, Canada | ||
Earle Goodwin Cook (November 9, 1881 – April 20, 1966) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
Political career
Cook ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election as a United Farmers candidate in the Pincher Creek electoral district. The race for the seat was hotly contested with four candidates running. Cook defeated Liberal candidate Harvey Bossenberry by 101 votes to pick up the seat for his party.
The 1926 Alberta general election saw Cook and Bossenberry face each other for the second time. The three way race went to a second count with Cook winning by 52 votes after the second choice preferences were counted.
Cook ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election. He faced Bossenberry for the third time, this time in a straight fight. Bossenberry edged Cook out by 39 votes to defeat him.
Cook tried to regain his seat running in the 1935 Alberta general election. There were four candidates in the race this time. He faced Bossenberry for the fourth straight time who was defeated finishing second. Cook finished a very distant fourth place while Social Credit candidate Roy Taylor won the seat.