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American politician in Virginia (1788–1854)
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John R. Cooke
Born1788 (1788)
Bermuda, U.K.
Died1854 (aged 65–66)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Soldier, Lawyer
TitleDelegate

John R. Cooke (1788 – 1854) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia.

Early life

Cooke was born in Bermuda. In 1807, at age nineteen, he served as an officer in the Frederick militia that marched to the seaboard when the USS Chesapeake (1799) was fired upon by HMS Leaopard.

Career

The Virginia Capitol at Richmond VA
where 19th century Conventions met

As an adult, Cooke lived in Frederick County, Virginia, and practiced law. He was elected as a member of the Virginia Assembly in 1814.

Cooke was elected as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He was elected by the convention to serve on the Committee on the Legislative Department, and he served on the Committee of Seven that drafted the Constitution of 1830. He was one of four delegates elected from the senatorial district made up his home district of Frederick, and Jefferson County.

Death

John R. Cooke died on December 10, 1854, in Richmond, Virginia.

References

  1. Pulliam 1901, p. 75
  2. Pulliam 1901, p. 75
  3. Pulliam 1901, p. 68, 75
  4. Pulliam 1901, p. 75

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