Gilbert E. Vandercook (June 1, 1866 – July 23, 1957) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, and politician.
Born in Newburg, Wisconsin, Vandercook was trained to be a printer and edited several newspapers in Wisconsin. He married Anna L. Thomas in 1885. [1] In 1896, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School. [1] Vandercook worked in the office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State as a clerk and then as assistant secretary of state. He lived in Spencer, Wisconsin and edited the "Spencer Tribune." Vandercook served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1899. [1] [2] He was elected as a Democrat but declared himself a Republican. [3] He died of a heart ailment at Milwaukee County General Hospital on July 23, 1957. [4]