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 (MP for Lymington),^[2] and a daughter Philippe (mother of Lady Cornwallis). William Cooke (of Highnam) was a nephew.

References

^ "Cooke, Richard (1530-79)". History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ History of Parliament Online: COOKE, Anthony (1559-1604), of Gidea Hall, Essex., accessed June 2018.

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[1] "Cooke, Richard (1530-79)". History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[2] History of Parliament Online: COOKE, Anthony (1559-1604), of Gidea Hall, Essex., accessed June 2018.

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