About Nelson Cook
Lived 1808 – 1892 (aged 83–84). Nelson Cook was an American painter and poet.
Nelson Cook (1808–1892) was an American portraitist and "occasional poet".
Biography Cook was born in Malta, New York in 1808, one of nine children of furniture maker Joseph Cook and Mary Ann Tolman, originally from Wallingford, Connecticut.
Cook was a self-taught artist and over 170 of his portraits have been found, including many prominent people from Canada, Saratoga Springs, Rochester, Buffalo, Rome, Utica and elsewhere. His work is in museums and private collections mostly in the Northeastern US and Ontario, Canada.
Nelson Cook was married to Esther Freeman and had one daughter, Marion, born in Canada.
He died in Saratoga Springs in 1892 and is believed to be buried in Greenridge Cemetery.
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Who was Nelson Cook?
American artist and painter (1808–1892)
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Nelson Cook was born in 1808 in United States.
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Nelson Cook died in 1892.
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Nelson Cook was a painter and poet.
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Nelson Cook was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nelson Cook. https://biography.guide/nelson-cook/
MLA: "Nelson Cook." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nelson-cook/.
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