Richard Cooke (MP for Preston)
Richard Cooke (by 1530– 3 October 1579) was an English politician.
He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Anthony Cooke of Gidea Hall, near Romford, Essex. He succeeded his father in 1576.
He was a Groom of the Privy Chamber in 1551.
He was elected the Member of Parliament for Stamford in March 1553, Tavistock in 1563 and Preston in 1559.[1]
He married Anne, daughter of John Caulton, by whom he had one son Anthony, and a daughter. William Cooke (of Highnam) was a nephew.
References
- ↑ "History of Parliament". Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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