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COOKE (Soundex C200) — See also CHOAKE, CHUCK, CHUOKE, COACH, COCH, COCK, COCKE, COKE, COOCH, COOK, COOKERLY, COOKIE, COUCH, CROOKE, CUCK, KOCH, KOCK, KOK, KOOK, KUC, KUCH, KUCK, KUICH, KUOCH.

  COOKE: See also Alexander Wilson Acheson — Grant Lewis Ambrose — Alpheus F. Angell — John James Bell — Katharine Cooke Blow — Andrew Stevenson Bogue — Clarence Carr Christian Jr. — Joseph Harrison Cooper — Maurice Edgar Crumpacker — Gould Cooke Dietz — Armistead Mason Dobie — Charles Swinburne Fayerweather — Philo Hall — Paula Cooke Harshaw — Marshall Hicks — Paul S. Hudgins — Roger Kent — W. Cooke Oille — Joseph Silliman — Charles Cooke Spalding — Frank Gordon Theis — Andrew Jackson Waterman — Robert Charles Wickliffe — Asahel Johnson Wright — Ira Yale — Irmah Cooke Zampty
  Cooke, A. B. — of Norfolk, Va. Mayor of Norfolk, Va., 1892-94. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, A. C. — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, A. D. — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, A. Wayland — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Democrat. Postmaster at Greensboro, N.C., 1916-22. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Abel — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1821. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Arthur Bledsoe (b. 1869) — also known as Arthur B. Cooke — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Meltons, Louisa County, Va., June 15, 1869. Democrat. College professor; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1910-19; Swansea, 1919-26; Plymouth, 1926-34. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Cooke and Sallie Farrar (Anderson) Cooke; married, September 26, 1899, to Stella Viola Crider.
  Cooke, Atwater, Jr. — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1831, 1839. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Atwater See J. Atwater Cooke
  Cooke, Bates (1787-1841) — of Lewiston, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., December 23, 1787. U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1831-33; New York state comptroller, 1839-41. Died in Lewiston, Niagara County, N.Y., May 31, 1841 (age 53 years, 159 days). Interment at Oak Wood Cemetery, Lewiston, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cooke, Benaiah (c.1800-1852) — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born about 1800. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1844-45. Died August 8, 1852 (age about 52 years). Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, C. A. — of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Pasquotank County, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Caleb — of Massachusetts. U.S. Consul in Lourenco Marques, 1865-84. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Caswell, Jr. — of Westerly, Washington County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Cooke, Charles H. — of Alstead, Cheshire County, N.H. Republican. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Alstead; elected 1902. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Charles M. — of Franklin County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1874-75; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1879-82, 1889-90; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1895-96. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Chris See Christopher R. Cooke
  Cooke, Christopher R. — also known as Chris Cooke — of Alaska. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 2000; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska. Still living as of 2000.
  Cooke, Clarence Hyde (1876-1944) — also known as Clarence H. Cooke — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, April 17, 1876. Republican. Banker; president or vice-president of plantation and sugar companies; member of Hawaii territorial House of Representatives, 1912-28; Speaker of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1923-24, 1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924 (member, Resolutions Committee). Congregationalist. Died August 23, 1944 (age 68 years, 128 days). Interment at Kawaiaho Church Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
  Relatives: Son of Charles M. Cooke and Anna Charlotte (Rice) Cooke; married, August 11, 1898, to Lily Love.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cooke, Colleen A. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Cooke, Diane F. — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Cooke, E. N. See Edwin Nathinal Cooke
  Cooke, Edmund Francis (1885-1967) — also known as Edmund F. Cooke — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz., April 13, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1923-28; U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1929-33; defeated, 1932. Died in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., May 13, 1967 (age 82 years, 30 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alden, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cooke, Edmund Vance — Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Edward B. — of Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn. Warden (borough president) of Waterbury, Connecticut, 1852-53. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Edward Dean (1849-1897) — also known as Edward D. Cooke — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa, October 17, 1849. Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1880; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1895-97; died in office 1897. Died in Washington, D.C., June 24, 1897 (age 47 years, 250 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Edward F. Cooke Cooke, Edward Francis (1923-2002) — also known as Edward F. Cooke — of Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962; mayor of Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69; Allegheny County Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1968. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from diabetes and renal failure, in a hospice at Catonsville, Baltimore County, Md., August 12, 2002 (age about 79 years). Interment at St. James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to Dorothy Cleary.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Pittsburgh Press, December 27, 1967
  Cooke, Edwin Nathinal (1810-1879) — also known as E. N. Cooke — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Adams, Jefferson County, N.Y., February 26, 1810. Republican. Oregon state treasurer, 1862-70; mayor of Salem, Ore., 1862. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., May 6, 1879 (age 69 years, 69 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  Cooke, Eleutheros (1787-1864) — of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. Born in Granville, Washington County, N.Y., December 25, 1787. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1831-33. Died in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, December 27, 1864 (age 77 years, 2 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Father of Jay Cooke (1821-1905; Civil War financier) and Henry David Cooke; second great-grandfather of Jay Cooke (1897-1963).
  Political family: Cooke family of Ohio and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cooke, Erastus (1818-1885) — of Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y.; Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Laurens, Otsego County, N.Y., September 3, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1880; defeated, 1861 (3rd District); appointed 1880; defeated, 1880 (2nd District). Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 20, 1885 (age 66 years, 290 days). Interment at Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Holden Cooke and Ruth (Joslyn) Cooke; married to Lucretia Root 'Lucie' Gates.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cooke, Frank B. — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Democrat. Chair of Otsego County Democratic Party, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Frank C. — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1961-65. Still living as of 1965.
  Cooke, Frank Patton (b. 1921) — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Floyd County, Ga., January 17, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Pi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, George A. B. — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Republican. Postmaster at Three Rivers, Mich., 1890-94. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, George Anderson (b. 1869) — also known as George A. Cooke — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, July 3, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Guy C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October 20, 1896, to Sarah Blee.
  Cooke, George W. — of Barre, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, George W. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 39th District, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, George Whitney (b. 1856) — of Bowman's Creek, Wyoming County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Born in Wyoming County, Pa., October 3, 1856. Engineer; surveyor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1891. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Emma Florence Clark.
  Cooke, Hadley V., Jr. — U.S. Vice Consul in Glasgow, as of 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Harry E. — of Jackson County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
  Cooke, Harry G. — of Branford, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Branford, 1937-40. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Hedley V., Jr. — U.S. Vice Consul in Santo Domingo, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Iskenderun, as of 1943. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Henry David (1825-1881) — also known as Henry D. Cooke — of Washington, D.C. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, November 23, 1825. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker; Governor of the District of Columbia, 1871-73; member of Republican National Committee from District of Columbia, 1872-. Died, from Bright's disease, in Washington, D.C. February 24, 1881 (age 55 years, 93 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Eleutheros Cooke; brother of Jay Cooke (1821-1905; Civil War financier); great-granduncle of Jay Cooke (1897-1963).
  Political family: Cooke family of Ohio and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Cooke, Henry E. — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Aspinwall, as of 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Henry Kemper (1866-1935) — of Horry County, S.C. Born March 20, 1866. Member of South Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1932-35; died in office 1935. Died July 16, 1935 (age 69 years, 118 days). Interment at Galivants Ferry Baptist Church Cemetery, Galivants Ferry, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Cooke and Catherine (Ayers) Cooke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cooke, Herb — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Candidate in primary for mayor of Covington, Ky., 1975. Still living as of 1975.
  Cooke, J. Atwater — of Greene County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Greene County 1st District, 1851. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, J. B. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, J. B. — of California. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, J. W. — of Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1880 (alternate), 1908, 1916 (alternate). Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, James — Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, James E. — of Morris, Otsego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1875. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Jay (1897-1963) — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 2, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bond broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, Union League. Died July 10, 1963 (age 66 years, 99 days). Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Elkins Park, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jay Cooke III and Nina L. (Benson) Cooke; married, April 24, 1924, to Mary F. Glendinning; married, July 25, 1956, to Hannah M. Durham; father of Mary Ellen Cooke (daughter-in-law of Hallett C. Johnson); great-grandson of Jay Cooke (1821-1905; Civil War financier); great-grandnephew of Henry David Cooke; second great-grandson of Eleutheros Cooke.
  Political family: Cooke family of Ohio and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cooke, John — of Wyoming County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1866. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, John — of Wyoming County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1866. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, John F. — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Cooke, John H. (b. 1911) — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., June 29, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1951-62 (51st District 1951-54, 57th District 1955-62); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1962-64. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, John K. — of Portsmouth, Va. Democrat. Postmaster at Portsmouth, Va., 1854-61, 1861-63. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, John Michael — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state senate 7th District, 1934; candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, John S. — of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for first selectman of New Fairfield, Connecticut, 1989. Still living as of 1989.
  Cooke, John Warren — of Mathews, Mathews County, Va. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1942-77 (Gloucester & Mathews counties 1942-43, Gloucester, Mathews & Middlesex counties 1944-65, Gloucester, Mathews, New Kent, Charles City & Middlesex counties 1966-71, Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, King and Queen, King William & Essex counties 1972-77); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Joseph — of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa. Republican. Postmaster at Waynesburg, Pa., 1865-86. Burial location unknown.
Joseph A. Cooke Cooke, Joseph A. (1866-1936) — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., February 11, 1866. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Meriden, Conn., 1916-17. Member, Eagles; Foresters; Elks; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., January 22, 1936 (age 69 years, 345 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, August 6, 1903, to Josephine Stanford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Meriden Municipal Register 1916
  Cooke, Joseph Platt (1730-1816) — also known as Joseph P. Cooke; Joseph Platt Cook — of Connecticut. Born in Stratford (part now in Bridgeport), Fairfield County, Conn., January 4, 1730. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; probate judge in Connecticut, 1776-1813; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1776, 1778, 1780-82, 1784; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1770, 1784-88; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1784-1802. Died in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., February 3, 1816 (age 86 years, 30 days). Interment at North Main Street Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Cooke, Katharine Rowland See Katharine Cooke Blow
  Cooke, L. W. — of Parker, Turner County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state senate 6th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Lawrence H. (1914-2000) — of Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y. Born October 15, 1914. Judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1974. Died August 17, 2000 (age 85 years, 307 days). Interment at Rock Ridge Cemetery, Monticello, N.Y.
  Cooke, Lee — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Mayor of Austin, Tex., 1988-91. Still living as of 1991.
  Cooke, Lorrin Alamson (1831-1902) — also known as Lorrin A. Cooke — of Colebrook, Litchfield County, Conn.; Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Mass., April 6, 1831. Republican. Member of Connecticut state senate 18th District, 1882-84; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1885-87, 1895-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1892; Governor of Connecticut, 1897-99. Congregationalist. Died in Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn., August 12, 1902 (age 71 years, 128 days). Interment at Center Cemetery, Colebrook, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Cooke and Amelia (Todd) Cooke; married 1858 to Matilda E. Webster; married 1870 to Josephine Ward.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cooke, Louis P. (1811-1849) — of Texas. Born in Tennessee, 1811. Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1841-42; Texas Republic Secretary of the Navy, 1839-41. Charged in 1843 with the murder of Captain Mark Lewis; at trial, the jury deadlocked, and he escaped before a second trial could be held. Wounded in an Indian raid on Corpus Christi in 1844 and lost an eye. Died, of cholera, in Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex., 1849 (age about 38 years). Interment somewhere in New Orleans, La.
  Cooke, Lytle O. — of Wabasha County, Minn. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 3, 1901-02; member of Minnesota state senate 3rd District, 1903-14. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Cooke, Marcia G. (b. 1954) — Born in Sumter, Sumter County, S.C., 1954. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 2004-. Female. Still living as of 2017.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Cooke, Marcus E. — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. First selectman of Wallingford, Connecticut, 1904-11. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Marina — of Powell, Park County, Wyo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Cooke, Martin — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 1912-15. Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Cooke, Marvel — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Mary — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Mary H. — of Broome County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1920. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Maurice E. — of Carthage, Jefferson County, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at Carthage, N.Y., 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Merritt T. — of Norfolk, Va. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Norfolk city, 1908-11. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Nicholas (c.1717-c.1782) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born about 1717. Governor of Rhode Island, 1775-78. Died about 1782 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Cooke, Oscar O. — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Republican. Mayor of Chillicothe, Mo., 1947-49. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Pam S. See Pamela S. Cooke
  Cooke, Pamela S. — also known as Pam S. Cooke — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Cooke, Philander — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. First selectman of Wallingford, Connecticut, 1956-57. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Pitt See T. Pitt Cooke
  Cooke, R. D. — of Norfolk, Va. Mayor of Norfolk, Va., 1946-49. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Richard F. — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn. Democrat. Probate judge in Connecticut, 1930; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Torrington, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Richard T. (b. 1913) — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., July 5, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 57th District, 1963-64. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Robert (b. 1821) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Virginia, 1821. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1850-51. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Samuel E. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Samuel J. — of New York. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Selden L. — of Maysville, DeKalb County, Mo. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1941-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Suzette Cooke Cooke, Suzette — of Kent, King County, Wash. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1990; mayor of Kent, Wash., 2006-. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Image source: City of Kent
  Cooke, T. Pitt — of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. Born in Ohio. Republican. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Thomas — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 3rd District, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Thomas — of East Orange, Essex County, N.J. Mayor of East Orange, N.J., 1978-85. African ancestry. Still living as of 1985.
  Cooke, Thomas Burrage (1778-1853) — also known as Thomas B. Cooke — of Greene County, N.Y. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., November 21, 1778. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1811-13; member of New York state assembly from Greene County, 1838-39. Died in Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., November 20, 1853 (age 74 years, 364 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cooke, Thomas H., Jr. — of Essex County, N.J. Democrat. Candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly District 11-D, 1967. Still living as of 1967.
  Cooke, Turhand K. — of Greene County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Greene County, 1841. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Walter E. (b. 1910) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 22, 1910. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1943-44, 1965; defeated, 1944; member of New York state senate 11th District, 1955-64. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Wayland See A. Wayland Cooke
  Cooke, Wilce L. — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 44th District, 1978; mayor of Benton Harbor, Mich., 1982, 2004-11; defeated, 2011. African ancestry. Still living as of 2011.
  Cooke, William A. — of Montville, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Montville, 1918. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, William Gordon (1808-1847) — of Texas. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., March 26, 1808. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1844-45; Texas Republic Secretary of War and Marine, 1845-46; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1846; Adjutant General of Texas, 1846-47; died in office 1847. Member, Freemasons. Died of tuberculosis, at Seguin, Guadalupe County, Tex., December 24, 1847 (age 39 years, 273 days). Original interment somewhere in Geronimo, Tex.; reinterment in 1937 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Nephew by marriage of José Antonio Navarro.
  Political family: Navarro family of San Antonio, Texas.
  Cooke County, Tex. is named for him.
  Cooke Avenue, in San Antonio, Texas, is named for him.
  Cooke, William J. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908, 1912, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, William Mordecai (1823-1863) — of Missouri. Born in Portsmouth, Va., December 11, 1823. State court judge in Missouri, 1849; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in office 1863. Died in Petersburg, Va., April 14, 1863 (age 39 years, 124 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Cooke, William V. — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1903, 1905. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Wilson — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Republican. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Greenville County, 1868; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1880, 1884. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Cooke, Woodrow — of Oceana, Wyoming County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Still living as of 1972.


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The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooke.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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