Gilbert Vandercook

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.[1] In 1896, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1] 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.[1][2] He was elected as a Democrat but declared himself a Republican.[3] He died of a heart ailment at Milwaukee County General Hospital on July 23, 1957.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Marathon County Historical Society: Gilbert E. Vandercook.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Vandercook, 89, Dead of Heart Ailment". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. July 24, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.


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