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Massachusetts State Auditor. It was reported that the Cooks " not been friendly for some time" and their disagreements once led to a physical altercation. Washington Cook later withdrew from the race, but not after he launched what the
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Senator. In his second run for the U.S. Senate, Cook supported modification of the
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to work for the Gutta Percha Rubber Company. After 17 years with the company he was promoted to manager. He retired from the company after 48 years of service.
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Robert V. O'Sullivan. He ran again in 1948, but lost in the Republican primary.
928:"Boy, 16, Held After Fire Kills Parents; Girl, 8, Assaulted By Teen-Age Gang".
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Cutler, Samuel B. (July 13, 1944). "State Treasurer Hurley May Resign".
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United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1926
566:"Washington Cook 82, Former Member of Executive Council".
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William W. Ollendorff (Independent) - 36,693 (26.65%)
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Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1926).
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Edith Hamilton MacFadden (Independent) - 928 (0.06%)
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913:"Washington Cook Seriously Hurt by Car at 73".
333:Otho L. Schofeld (Democratic) - 47,171 (34.26%)
295:John A. Nicholls (Independent) - 24,866 (2.85%)
330:Washington Cook (Republican) - 53,800 (39.08%)
194:seat. He ran on a platform that supported the
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420:Washington Cook (Prohibition) - 3,098 (0.20%)
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301:Washington Cook (Independent) - 7,836 (0.90%)
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581:"Washington Cook Out For Lodge's Seat".
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735:"Brother's Attack on Cook a Surprise".
646:"Cook Files Papers to Run for Senate".
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455:Robert V. O'Sullivan - 108,483 (50.68%)
352:William W. Ollendorff - 13,867 (42.13%)
320:William W. Ollendorff - 19,627 (45.51%)
166:Cook was born on February 22, 1873, in
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898:"Pawned Goods Bought Upon Credit".
631:"Washington Cook Out for Senator".
768:"12 Fail to File for Mayorality".
458:Washington Cook - 105,550 (49.31%)
134:Bertha Hodgdon (?–1943; her death)
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753:"Cook Brothers Will Tilt Again".
616:"Auditor Cook's Brother Chosen".
471:John M. Kelleher - 7,755 (23.26%)
468:Alfred C. Gaunt - 19,605 (58.80%)
436:Washington Cook - 13,717 (50.60%)
317:Washington Cook - 23,491 (54.48%)
273:Washington Cook electoral history
256:In 1944, Cook, now a resident of
883:"Cook Tells of His Bankruptcy".
474:Washington Cook - 5,978 (17.93%)
383:(Workers' Party) - 5,167 (0.51%)
355:Washington Cook - 3,332 (10.12%)
239:. He received 0.2% of the vote.
149:Massachusetts Governor's Council
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439:Fred A. Turner - 8,279 (30.54%)
411:(Democratic) - 750,137 (48.81%)
405:(Republican) - 769,372 (50.06%)
377:(Republican) - 469,989 (46.54%)
371:(Democratic) - 525,303 (52.01%)
358:Peter L. Rowell - 1,244 (3.78%)
292:(Democratic) - 406,776 (46.67%)
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392:(Socialist) - 4,730 (0.47%)
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174:. Cook later moved to
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211:William W. Ollendorff
202:, enforcement of the
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570:. October 13, 1955.
532:. October 14, 1943.
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