Career
He was elected to Toledo City Council in 1951, serving off and on for the next decade. In 1960, Cook unsuccessfully ran for Congress against Thomas L. Ashley, and returned to city council following his defeat. He was reelected handily in 1970, but in 1971, Cook ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Toledo.
Up for a third term in the Senate in 1974, Cook was opposed for the nomination by M. Ben Gaeth, who ultimately denied Cook a third term by defeating him in the primary election.
Following his tenure as an elected official, Cook remained active in the Toledo community. He died in 1983.
