Edward Cooke (MP)
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Edward Cooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659.
Cooke was the son of Sir Robert Cooke
. He was a colonel of horse in the Parliamentary army.
In 1659, Cooke was elected Member of Parliament
for Tewkesbury
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
Cooke died in 1683 without issue.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659.
Cooke was the son of Sir Robert Cooke
Robert Cooke (Parliamentarian)
Sir Robert Cooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643. He served in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War....
. He was a colonel of horse in the Parliamentary army.
In 1659, Cooke was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
.
Cooke died in 1683 without issue.