Worcester College Oxford Coat Of Arms (Historic)

The Cookes Baronetcy, of Norgrove in the County of Worcester, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. It was created on 24 December 1664 for William Cookes, in reward of his support for the Royalist cause during the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

. The second Baronet was the founder of

Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms w ...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1701.

Cookes baronets, of Norgrove (1664)

*Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet ( – c. 1672) *

Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (bap. 1648 – 8 June 1701) was an English philanthropist who was the benefactor of Worcester College, Oxford and Bromsgrove School. Biography He was the eldest son of Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet, of Norgrov ...

(c. 1649–1701)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cookes Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1664 establishments in England