Name Lewis Cook | ||
Lewis (Louis) H. Lewis (November 25, 1876 – September 4, 1934) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in Gravesville, Wisconsin, Cook moved with his family to Unity, Wisconsin and was raised there.
He was the son of Morgan D. Lewis. His mother was an amateur singer, her own mother a fine singer as well, and her brother, Belmont Smith, possesses unusual musical talent. He gave the musical world some excellent vocal and instrumental compositions, and studied in Germany. Mrs. Lewis sang her brother's compositions, and especially his Creole Love Song, with fine effect. She was the mother of three sons. The eldest, Harold Lewis, graduated from William College in 1893. The second, Louis H. Lewis, was a West Point graduate of the Class of '95. The youngest, Clifford M. Lewis, was a graduate of the Amsterdam Academy, of New York, and was a young man of fine business ability. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Deforest Wilbur, the wife of the Representative-elect from Oneonta, New York, were both natives of Schoharie County, New York, and their early years were spent in the same vicinity. Their families were intimate friends for years.
Cook raised beef, sheep, and poultry. Cook started the Marathon County Register newspaper and served on the Marathon County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican. In 1910, Cook moved to Wausau, Wisconsin and was elected county clerk in 1913. Cook served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1921. From 1923 until his death in 1934, Cook served as postmaster of Wausau, Wisconsin. He died in Wausau, Wisconsin.