Willis C. Cook
Encyclopedia
Willis C. Cook was a United States
diplomat and a politician in the State of South Dakota
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. In 1899 he married Mary Butler Miller. He died in 1942.
from 1900 to 1902. Later he was a member of the South Dakota State Senate from 1905 to 1909. He was Chairman of the Republican Party of South Dakota from 1906 to 1912 and a Republican National Committeeman from 1916 to 1920. From 1921 to 1929 he was U.S. Minister to Venezuela
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomat and a politician in the State of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
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Biography
Cook was born Willis Clifford Cook on October 5, 1874 to Alfred and Sarah Cook in Gratiot, WisconsinGratiot, Wisconsin
Gratiot is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Gratiot.-Geography:Gratiot is located at ....
. In 1899 he married Mary Butler Miller. He died in 1942.
Career
Cook was County Judge of Aurora County, South DakotaAurora County, South Dakota
Aurora County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population is 2,710. It's county seat is Plankinton.-History:...
from 1900 to 1902. Later he was a member of the South Dakota State Senate from 1905 to 1909. He was Chairman of the Republican Party of South Dakota from 1906 to 1912 and a Republican National Committeeman from 1916 to 1920. From 1921 to 1929 he was U.S. Minister to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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See also
- United States Ambassador to VenezuelaUnited States Ambassador to VenezuelaThe following is a list of United States ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Venezuela. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.-Ambassadors:...
- Members of the South Dakota State SenateMembers of the South Dakota State SenateThese tables are historical listings of state senators who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood in 1889 until the present.-Members of the South Dakota State Senate :...