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American politician

Gilbert E. Vandercook (June 1, 1866 – July 23, 1957) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, and politician.

Born in Newburg, Wisconsin, Vandercook was trained to be a printer and edited several newspapers in Wisconsin. He married Anna L. Thomas in 1885. In 1896, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Vandercook worked in the office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State as a clerk and then as assistant secretary of state. He lived in Spencer, Wisconsin and edited the "Spencer Tribune." Vandercook served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1899. He was elected as a Democrat but declared himself a Republican. He died of a heart ailment at Milwaukee County General Hospital on July 23, 1957.

Notes

  1. ^ "Marathon County Historical Society: Gilbert E. Vandercook". Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Gilbert Vandercook, pg. 777
  3. "Contest for a Seat". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 15, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Vandercook, 89, Dead of Heart Ailment". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. July 24, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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