Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Baronet (21 November 1844 – 21 May 1920) was the second holder of the
Cook Baronetcy, the head of the family textile-trading company, and a
Conservative Party
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politician.
Life
The son of
Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt and Emily Martha Lucas, he was educated at
Harrow School, succeeded to his father's titles in 1901 and was married on 7 January 1868 to Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Richard Payne Cotton. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son
Herbert
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He was elected at the
1895 general election as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the
Kennington division of Lambeth in
South London, and held the seat until his defeat at the
1906 general election.
He was also a
deputy lieutenant of the
City of London
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Cook is buried in
Richmond Cemetery
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.
References
Sources
*http://thepeerage.com/p25104.htm#i251031
External links
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1844 births
1920 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
People educated at Harrow School
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1895–1900
UK MPs 1900–1906
Burials at Richmond Cemetery
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