John Bleecker Cooke (May 17, 1885 – June 26, 1971) served in the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The A ...

for the 40th district from 1941 to 1943, the 38th and 37th district from 1947 to 1955. During World War I and World War II he also served in the United States Navy. Cooke died in Palo Alto in 1971 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His younger brother,

Charles M. Cooke Jr. Admiral Charles Maynard "Savvy" Cooke Jr., USN (19 December 1886 – 24 December 1970), was a United States Navy four star admiral who saw service in World War I and World War II and later served as commander of United States Seventh Fleet (COMSE ...

, was a United States Naval Academy graduate and four-star

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

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United States Navy personnel of World War I 1885 births 1971 deaths 20th-century American legislators Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly 20th-century California politicians {{california-CAAssembly-stub