Henry Coke (1591–1661) was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1624 and 1642. Coke was the son of

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, the

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, of

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. He was admitted at

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on 18 August 1607. In 1624 Coke was elected

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for Wycombe and was re-elected in 1625 and 1626. In April 1640, Coke was elected MP for

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in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Dunwich for the

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in November 1640 and sat until he was disabled on 7 September 1642 for supporting King Charles I. Coke died in 1661 and was buried at Thorington, Suffolk. Coke married Margaret Lovelace, daughter of Richard Lovelace. His son Roger Coke was a writer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coke, Henry 1661 deaths 1591 births English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge