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George Cooke (other)
George Cooke may refer to: * Sir George Cooke, 3rd Baronet (1662–1732), British MP for Aldborough, 1698–1700 * George Cooke (Australian politician) (1869–1938), member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Barossa * George Cooke (died 1768), British MP for Middlesex and Tregony * George Cooke (engraver) (1781–1834), British engraver * George Cooke (barrister) (1645–1740), subject of a statue by Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet * George Cooke (painter) (1793–1849), American painter * George Cooke (British Army officer) (1768–1837), Major-General commanding the British 1st Division at the Battle of Waterloo * George A. Cooke (1869–1938), chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1913–1914 * G. A. Cooke (George Albert Cooke, 1865–1939), Anglican clergyman and academic * George Atwell Cooke, Ontario lawyer and political figure * George Edwin Cooke (1883–1969), American Olympic football (soccer) player * George Frederick Cooke (1756–1812), English ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Cooke, 3rd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edwin Cooke
George Edwin Cooke (February 17, 1883 – June 3, 1969) was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1904 he was a member of the St. Rose Parish team, which won the bronze medal in the soccer tournament. He played all three matches as a fullback. His younger brother Thomas was also member of the bronze medal team, but he broke his leg during the first game with Galt F.C. and was replaced with Johnson in the later games. Outside of soccer, Cooke worked for the Liggett Group Liggett Group ( ), formerly known as Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, is the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Durham, North Carolina, though its manufacturing facility is 30 miles to the west i ... for over 50 years. Cooke married Anna Sullivan, with whom he had nine children who survived him. His funeral was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in St. Louis, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willis Cooke
George Willis Cooke (1848–1923) was a Unitarian minister, writer, editor and lecturer. He is best known for ''Unitarianism in America'', his history of that movement in the 19th century, and for his work on Transcendentalist writers and publications. Biography George Willis Cooke was born in Comstock, Michigan Comstock Charter Township is a charter township of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located east of the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo and is part of the Kalamazoo–Portage Metropolitan Area. The ... on April 23, 1848. He died in Revere, Massachusetts on April 30, 1923. Works Further works, published online, are available froUniversity of Pennsylvaniaand froGoogle books ** * * * * ** * * * Literature * * See also * History of Unitarianism References External links * * 1848 births 1923 deaths American Unitarians Unitarianism People from Kalamazoo County, Michigan {{US-reli-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cooke (Massachusetts Politician)
George Cooke (died in 1652) was an American colonial politician and the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1645. Biography George Cooke journeyed from England with Thomas Shepard and Roger Harlakenden in 1635. He eventually settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, eventually becoming selectman, deputy, and Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives during his political life. He returned to England after his tenure as speaker and joined Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...'s army, rising to the rank of colonel before he was killed in 1652 fighting against the Irish.Eliot, Samuel Atkins. (1913). A History of Cambridge, Ma: 1630-1913. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Tribune. References People of colonial Massachusetts 1652 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cooke (rower)
George Campbell Cooke (17 March 1906 – 23 May 1941) was a New Zealand rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... He was a member of the New Zealand boat which was eliminated in the repêchage of the eight competition.Sports Reference: George Cooke Biography Cooke was born in Blenheim. He was killed in action during World War II< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Leigh Cooke
George Leigh Cooke (baptised 1779 – 1853) was a mathematician and priest who held the position of Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Oxford for over 40 years. Life George Leigh Cooke was the son of a Samuel Cooke, from Bookham in Surrey. He was baptised on 12 September 1779. Cooke matriculated at the University of Oxford as a member of Balliol College on 26 January 1797, at the age of 17, and became a scholar of Corpus Christi College in the same year. He was elected to a fellowship of Corpus Christi in 1800, the year in which he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree, and retained this position until 1815, when he resigned in order to marry. He took his Master of Arts degree in 1804 and his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1812. He was appointed Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy in 1810, retaining this post until 1853. He was also Keeper of the Archives of the university between 1818 and 1826. An ordained Anglican priest, in 1820 he was ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wingrove Cooke
George Wingrove Cooke (1814 – 18 June 1865) was a British lawyer and historian. Life Cooke was born in Bristol and studied at Jesus College, Oxford (where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1834) and at the University of London, where he studied law before being called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1835. His first book (''Memoirs of Lord Bolingbroke'', written whilst Cooke was an undergraduate), was published in 1835. Further books followed in the succeeding two years: ''A History of Party from the Rise of the Whig and Tory Factions to the Passing of the Reform Bill'' and a biography of the first Earl of Shaftesbury. Other publications reflected his employment on a commissions relating to tithes and enclosures. ''Inside Sebastopol'' was a description of his visit to the Crimea during the Crimean War in 1855, and his work for ''The Times'' as a special correspondent in 1857 during the Second Opium War The Second Opium War (), also known as the Second Anglo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederick Cooke
George Frederick Cooke (17 April 1756 in London – 26 September 1812 in New York City) was an England, English actor. As famous for his erratic habits as for his acting, he was largely responsible for initiating the romantic style in acting that was later made famous by Edmund Kean. Career Although he claimed to have been born in Westminster, it seems likely that he was the illegitimate child of a British soldier in Dublin. He was raised in Berwick-upon-Tweed, where in 1764 he was apprenticed to a printer. However, early exposure to strolling players made an impact. By the end of the decade he had gotten himself released from his apprenticeship and become an expert. Early career He made his first appearance on the stage in Brentford at the age of twenty as Dumont in Nicholas Rowe (dramatist), Nicholas Rowe's ''Jane Shore''. His first London appearance was at the Haymarket Theatre in 1778; he played in benefit performances of Thomas Otway's ''The Orphan (play), The Orphan'', C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Atwell Cooke
George Atwell Cooke (Cook) (1848 - April 1890)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230822725/george-atwell-cook was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Oxford South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1884 to 1886 as a Liberal member. He was born in Norwich Township, Oxford County, the son of doctor Ephraim Cook, who came to Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the ... from Massachusetts in 1830. He was called to the bar in 1876. Cooke was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1884 by-election held after Adam Crooks retired from politics. References External links''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885'' JA Gemmill* Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Canadian people of American descent {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldborough (UK Parliament Constituency)
Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Boundaries Aldborough was a small borough (not even including the whole parish of Aldborough, since Boroughbridge, also within the boundaries, was also a borough with its own two MPs), and by the time of the Reform Act it had a population only just over 500 and an electorate of less than 100. This made it a pocket borough and easy for the local landowner to dominate. History Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1558 until 1832. (currently unavailable) It was a "scot and lot" borough, meaning that any man paying the poor rate was eligible to vote. In the 18th century, Aldborough was controlled by the Duke of Newcastle. In April 1754 Newcastle, who had just become Prime Minister, selected his junior colleague and future Prime Minister, William Pitt (Pitt the Elder), to sit as its MP. Pitt represented Aldborough for two-and-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
