Henry Cooke
Politician and journalist in New South Wales, Australia
About Henry Cooke
Lived 1840 – 1903 (aged 62–63). Henry Cooke was an Australian politician, newspaper editor, farmer and winegrower.
Henry Harry Cooke (1840 – 22 June 1903) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at St Martin's in Cornwall to wheelwright Thomas Cooke and Jane. He moved to Victoria in 1857 and New South Wales in 1861, where he worked as a miner and storekeeper. On 19 August 1869 he married Mary Ann Isabel Peacock, with whom he had nine children. He served as a Parkes alderman and the town's first mayor.
Cooke died at Parkes in 1903 (aged 63).
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Who was Henry Cooke?
politician and journalist in New South Wales, Australia
When was Henry Cooke born?
Henry Cooke was born in 1840 in St Martin.
When did Henry Cooke die?
Henry Cooke died on 22 June 1903 in Parkes.
What was Henry Cooke's occupation?
Henry Cooke was a politician, newspaper editor, farmer and winegrower.
What nationality was Henry Cooke?
Henry Cooke was Australian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Henry Cooke (Australian politician)
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