Born: March 6, 1811, Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Died: September 7, 1864, Pleasant Valley, New York.
Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Cook married twice: To a daughter of César Malan (Julian, page 261), and to Harriet Ellsworth (married 1845).
Educated for the Congregational ministry, he was one of the secretaries of the American Tract Society (1839–56), and originated the system of colportage.
He subsequently served as secretary of the New York Sabbath Committee, and also edited the American Messenger.
If you know where to get a good picture of Cook (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),