George Cooke (died in 1652) was an American colonial

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and the Speaker of the

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in 1645.

Biography

George Cooke journeyed from England with Thomas Shepard and

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in 1635. He eventually settled in

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, eventually becoming selectman, deputy, and

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during his political life. He returned to England after his tenure as speaker and joined

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'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.

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