Walton William Cook (May 12, 1933 – April 20, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He represented the

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Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County.

in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the

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. Cook was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. A lawyer, he attended

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for his

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(L.L.B.) degree. In 1962, he married Judith Isabelle Keddy. He died at home in Lunenburg in 2008.Obituaries
COOK, Walton William
The '' Chronicle-Herald'', April 23, 2008

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