1859–1933

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 4, 1859, Coun­ty Dur­ham, Eng­land.

Died: May 27, 1933, York, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da.

Buried: Mount Plea­sant Ce­me­te­ry, To­ron­to, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da.

Biography

Joseph was the son of Chris­to­pher and June Cook, and hu­sband of Su­sie Oaks Can­field (mar­ried Sep­tem­ber 24, 1885, La­colle, Que­bec, Ca­na­da).

He was edu­cat­ed at Wes­leyan Col­lege, Mc­Gill Uni­ver­si­ty, Mont­ré­al, Ca­na­da.

Ordained a Me­tho­dist min­is­ter, he lat­er served in the Unit­ed Church of Ca­na­da.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Bright Is the Glo­ry, Glad Is the Heart
  2. Gentle Ma­ry Laid Her Child
  3. Smile for the Sav­ior

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cook (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),