The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cookerly to Cooler

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Index to Politicians

Cookerly to Cooler

COOKERLY (Soundex C264) — See also ACKERLY, BOOKER, BOOKERT, BROOKER, COCCHIARELLA, COCKERELL, COCKERILL, COCKREL, COCKRELL, COCKRILL, COOK, COOKE, CROOKER, FISACKERLY, HOOKER, KOOKER, LOCKERY, LOCKYER, LOOKER, MACKERLY, OKERLUND, ROOKER, TOOKER.

Cookerly, Grafton Fleener (1815-1885) — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Frederick County, Md., February 4, 1815. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1845-48; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1849; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856; mayor of Terre Haute, Ind., 1867-71. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., July 5, 1885 (age 70 years, 151 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.

Relatives: Uncle of William Edward McLean. See McLean-Hughes-Cookerly family of Indiana.

COOKINGHAM (Soundex C252) — See also BOKINSKIE, BOOKIN, BROKING, BROOKING, BROOKINGS, BROOKINS, BUCKINGHAM, COOKINHAM, GOOKIN, GOOKINS, INGHAM, KINGHAM, KINGHORN, OKIN, OKINO, ROCKINGHAM.

Cookingham, Harris Nicks (b. 1883) — also known as Harris N. Cookingham — Born in Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y., November 3, 1883. U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Seville, 1911-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Barcelona, 1916; U.S. Consul in Tunis, 1919-22; Saigon, 1926; Tenerife, 1929; Vancouver, 1932-38. Burial location unknown.

COOKINHAM (Soundex C255) — See also BOKINSKIE, BOOKIN, BROKING, BROOKING, BROOKINGS, BROOKINS, COOKINGHAM, GOOKIN, GOOKINS, OKIN, OKINO, TINHAM, WHINHAM, WINHAM.

Cookinham, Henry J. — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1880; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894. Burial location unknown.

COOKMAN (Soundex C255) — See also BOOKMAN, BROOKMAN, COCKMAN, COOK, COUCHMAN, MCKOAN, MOKMA, SHOOKMAN.

	COOKMAN: See also J. Cookman Boyd — George W. Jackson — George Cookman Sturgiss
	Cookman, James B. — of Hampshire County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1967-74. Still living as of 1974.

COOKS (Soundex C200) — See also CHEEKS, COCKS, COOK, COOKSEY, COOKSON, COOKSTON, COORS, COX, COXE, CROOKS, KOCKS, KUCHS, KUX.

	Cooks, H. R. — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Cooks, Herbert — of Queens County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state senate 8th District, 1962. Still living as of 1962.
	Cooks, Victor — of Racine County, Wis. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1944; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 21st District, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

COOKSEY (Soundex C200) — See also BOKSER, BOOKSER, COOK, COOKS, COOKSON, COOKSTON, COSKEY, COXEY, KIRKSEY, MACKSEY.

COOKSEY: See also Charles Calhoun Dail

Cooksey, Frank C. — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Mayor of Austin, Tex., 1985-88; defeated, 1988. Still living as of 1988.

Cooksey, Jesse — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

Cooksey, John (b. 1941) — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., August 20, 1941. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1997-2003; candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 2002. Methodist. Still living as of 2009.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

Cooksey, Paul J. (b. 1923) — of Spencer, Clay County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, March 17, 1923. Son of E. E. Cooksey and Lucille (Landess) Cooksey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Clay County, 1951. Christian. Member, American Legion. Still living as of 1951.

Relatives: Married, January 26, 1945, to Dorothy Jean Kurtzwell.

Cooksey, Thomas L. (b. 1870) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., November 9, 1870. Republican. Physician; mayor of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44. Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.

Cooksey, Warren — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

Cooksey, Warren B. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959. Still living as of 1959.

COOKSON (Soundex C250) — See also BOOKSON, COOK, COOKS, COOKSEY, COOKSTON, COXON, COXSON.

COOKSON: See also Ernest Greenwood — Grace Cookson Stair

Cookson, E. L. — of Cookson, Cherokee County, Indian Territory (now Okla.). Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indian Territory, 1904. Burial location unknown.

Cookson, Thomas — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Chief burgess of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1742-43, 1745-49. Burial location unknown.

Cookson, Walter J. (1876-1936) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born April 17, 1876. Republican. Mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1936; died in office 1936. Died, from a heart attack, in his hotel room at the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 11, 1936 (age 60 years, 55 days). Burial location unknown.

See also Wikipedia article

COOKSTON (Soundex C235) — See also BANKSTON, BLACKSTONE, BOOKSTAVER, BOOKSTEIN, COOK, COOKS, COOKSEY, COOKSON, HACKSTON, PINKSTON, ROOKSTOOL, THACKSTON, YORKSTON.

Cookston, Roy — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

COOL (Soundex C400) — See also COAL, COALE, COIL, COLE, COLL, COOLEDGE, COOLEN, COOLER, COOLEY, COOLIDGE, COOLLEY, COOLMAN, COOLS, COULE, COWL, COWLE, COYLE, CULL, KOHL, KOLE, KOLL, KOOL, KUEHL, KUHL, KUHLE, KULLE, MCCOOL, SAVACOOL.

	COOL: See also Cleo Cool Schneider
	Cool, Charles W. (1858-1932) — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., August 19, 1858. Republican. Mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1908-10, 1922-24. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1932 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
	Cool, King: See Paul Leonard Newman
	Cool, Tom — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Democrat. Candidate for South Dakota state senate 11th District, 2010. Still living as of 2010.

COOLBAUGH (Soundex C412) — See also ALBAUGH, BAUGH, COLBAITH, COLBASSANI, COLBATH, COLBEY, COLBY, GOLBA, GOLBACH, HEIDELBAUGH, KELBY, KILBY, KRIDELBAUGH, SHOOLBRED, SILBAUGH, WOLBACH, WOLBANK.

	COOLBAUGH: See also Edward K. Corwin
	Coolbaugh, Frank See M. Frank Coolbaugh
	Coolbaugh, M. Frank — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Coolbaugh, William F. — of Cook County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 60th District, 1869-70. Burial location unknown.

COOLEDGE (Soundex C432) — See also COOL, COOLEN, COOLER, COOLEY, COOLIDGE, EDGE, SCOOLER, SOLED, TOLEDANO, TOLEDO, WOOLEDGE.

	Cooledge, Belle (c.1885-1955) — also known as "Auntie Belle" — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born about 1885. School teacher; instructor, dean of women, and vice president of Sacramento Junior College; mayor of Sacramento, Calif., 1948-49. Female. The Belle Cooledge Branch Library is named for her. Died in 1955 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
	Cooledge, Cornelius — of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1879-82. Burial location unknown.
	Cooledge, Henry — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1837-38. Burial location unknown.

COOLEN (Soundex C450) — See also COLEN, COLIN, COLLIN, COLNE, CONLEE, CONNELL, COOL, COOLEDGE, COOLER, COOLEY, COUGHLIN, COWLIN, CULLEN, CULLENE, CULLIN, KULLEN, OLEN, SCOOLER, WOOLEN.

Coolen, Mary Jane — of Cheverly, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

COOLER (Soundex C460) — See also CLOER, CLORE, COLER, COLLER, COLLIER, COLLYER, COLYAR, COLYER, COOL, COOLEDGE, COOLEN, COOLEY, COREL, CORLE, CORRELL, CROEL, CULLER, CUYLER, KOEHLER, KOELLER, KOHLER, KOLLER, OLER, POOLER, SCHOOLER, SCOOLER, WOOLERY.

	Cooler, Alfred F. — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1892. Burial location unknown.
	Cooler, Charles S. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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