W. L. Cook

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W. L. "Tay" Cook (1894 – March 20, 1985) was an Arizona politician who served in the Arizona House of Representatives and was Speaker from 1957 to 1962. He started as a cattle buyer and rancher. In 1948, he was elected as a Democrat to represent Willcox in Cochise County. He stayed in the House until 1962, then unsuccessfully ran for the state Senate. From 1964 he returned to the House for several more terms. He died of a heart attack at his Willcox home at age 90 and was buried in Willcox Cemetery.