Edward Cooke (died 1683) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons in 1659.
Cooke was the son of
Sir Robert Cooke. He was a colonel of horse in the Parliamentary army.
[W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester'']
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In 1659, Cooke was elected Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Riv ...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...
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References
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Year of birth missing
1683 deaths
English MPs 1659
Roundheads
Politicians from Gloucestershire