Sir Tasker Keech Cook (June 30, 1867 – September 25, 1937) was a politician in the dominion of Newfoundland, who served as mayor of St. John's from 1921 to 1929.Melvin Baker, "St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988. ''Newfoundland Quarterly'', Vol. LXXX1V, No. 1, Summer 1988, pp. 5-11. First elected mayor in 1921, he won a second term by

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in 1925. His term in office was marked by various

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projects and by the creation of the city's first planning committee; however, many infrastructure projects in the city remained hamstrung by his reluctance to introduce new municipal

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. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Newfoundland by Prime Minister

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in 1928, and was a chair of the Newfoundland Railway Commission. He was made a

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in the

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, and invested by Edward VIII. He died in St. John's on September 25, 1937.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Tasker 1867 births 1937 deaths Mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Knights Bachelor Members of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland Dominion of Newfoundland politicians