Hermon Henry Cook

Hermon (Herman) Henry Cook (April 26, 1837 – April 12, 1914) was an Ontario lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Simcoe North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878 and Simcoe East from 1882 to 1891. He also represented Simcoe East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1879 to 1882.^[1]

Herman Henry Cook
Member of Parliament for Simcoe East
In office 1882–1891
Preceded by	New riding
Succeeded by	Philip Howard Spohn
Member of Parliament for Simcoe North
In office 1872–1878
Preceded by	Thomas David McConkey
Succeeded by	Dalton McCarthy
Ontario MPP
In office 1879–1882
Preceded by	John Kean
Succeeded by	Charles Alfred Drury
Constituency	Simcoe East
Personal details
Born	(1837-04-26)April 26, 1837 Dundas County, Upper Canada
Died	April 12, 1914(1914-04-12) (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Lydia White ​ (m. 1861)​
Occupation	Merchant

Life

He was born in Williamsburgh Township in Dundas County Upper Canada in 1826,^[1] the son of George Cook and Sarah Castleman, and was educated in Iroquois.^[2] He established himself as a lumber merchant in Simcoe County and set up a sawmill near the current site of the town of Midland, Ontario. With the completion of the Midland Railway of Canada, his timber business prospered. In 1861, he married Lydia White.^[3] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1871. Cook resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1882 to run for a federal seat. He died in Toronto at the age of 76.^[2]

Relatives

His brother James William represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and his brother Simon represented Dundas in the House of Commons of Canada. His uncle John Cook had earlier represented Dundas in the legislative assembly for Upper Canada.

Electoral record

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hermon Henry Cook	1,468
	Unknown	James Quinn	1,330

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hermon Henry Cook	2,482
	Unknown	James Quinn	2,408

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Humphrey Bennett	2,775
	Liberal	Hermon Henry Cook	2,539
	Patrons of Industry	D. C. Anderson	1,197

By-election: On Mr. Bennett's election declared void, 4 February 1897: Simcoe East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Humphrey Bennett	3,236
	Liberal	Hermon Henry Cook	3,111