Ephraim Cook (June 14, 1803 – December 28, 1881) was a physician and political figure in

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. He was born in

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in 1803, the son of John Cook, a local farmer. He studied medicine at

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and moved to St. Thomas,

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in 1830, where he continued his studies. Cook qualified to practice in 1831. He set up practice in Oxford County near the site of the village of

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. He also served as postmaster. In 1834, he married Phoebe English. He was elected to the

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for South Oxford in 1854 and served until 1857. Cook was also manager of a local bank and a director of the Port Dover and Lake Huron Railroad. His son

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was a lawyer and later served in the provincial assembly.

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''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1880)''The Medical profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850 ...'', W Canniff (1894)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Ephraim 1803 births 1881 deaths People from Hadley, Massachusetts American emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West 19th-century Canadian physicians