Thomas Burrage Cooke (November 21, 1778 – November 20, 1853) was a United States representative from

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Biography

Born in Wallingford, Connecticut, he moved to New York about 1802 and settled in Catskill. He engaged in mercantile pursuits; and was elected as a

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to the Twelfth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 4, 1813. He was elected president of what is now the

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in 1813 and took the oath of office as

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on September 2, 1818. He engaged in the water

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business in 1823 and was also interested in agricultural pursuits. He became one of the incorporators of the

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on April 19, 1830 and was a member of the

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in 1838 and 1839. He died in Catskill in 1853; and was interred in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, Thomas Burrage 1778 births 1853 deaths People from Wallingford, Connecticut New York (state) state court judges Members of the New York State Assembly Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)