. . omthe war and partially regaining his brokenhealth, Mr. Cook again took up agricul-tural pursuits, continuing thus engageduntil about twenty years prior to hisdeath, when he removed to Fitchburg,Massachusetts, where he continued tomake his home until his demise, whichoccurred in that city, July 21, 1912, at theage of seventy-six years. After removingto Fitchburg he did not engage perma-nently in any business. In political faithMr. Cook was a stalwart Republican, andalthough never a candidate for office, hewas always greatly inter
. . omthe war and partially regaining his brokenhealth, Mr. Cook again took up agricul-tural pursuits, continuing thus engageduntil about twenty years prior to hisdeath, when he removed to Fitchburg,Massachusetts, where he continued tomake his home until his demise, whichoccurred in that city, July 21, 1912, at theage of seventy-six years. After removingto Fitchburg he did not engage perma-nently in any business. In political faithMr. Cook was a stalwart Republican, andalthough never a candidate for office, hewas always greatly interested in publicaffairs and was unusually well informedon political issues of the day. On July 21,1866, Mr. Cook married Emily MelissaThayer, who was born July 17, 1842, inWilliamsburg, Massachusetts, daughterof Roland Sears and Almeda (Barber)Thayer, and to this union were born twochildren: Benjamin Albert, mentionedbelow; and Ada Louise, born February2, 1870, the wife of Frederick H. Colvin,of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. (VII) Benjamin Albert Cook, only snn 206. t =Z?. S&cv ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY of Mark Henry and Emily Melissa(Thayer) Cook, was born June 30, Guilford, Vermont. He received hisearl)- educational training in the schoolsof his native town and in the high schoolof Brattleboro, Vermont, graduating frrouthe latter in 1887. For a time he wasengaged in travelling through the South,representing a Southern dealer in millsupplies, with headquarters in NewOrleans. In 1892, Mr. Cook located inFitchburg, Massachusetts, where he en-gaged in business on his own account, asa dealer in hardware, paints and oilsSince 1896 he has made a specialty of wallpapers and interior decorations and hasone of the best equipped establishmentsin this particular line in the State, enj >ying a growing and prosperous trade. takes an active and earnest interestin the welfare and progress of his adoptedcity, and has served as president of theMerchants Association and the Board
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