Richard Cooke (MP for Preston)
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Richard Cooke 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.
He married Anne, daughter of John Caulton; they had one son Anthony and a daughter. William Cooke (of Highnam)
was a nephew.
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
Groom of the Chamber
Groom of the Chamber and Groom of the Privy Chamber were positions in the Royal Household of the English monarchy, the latter considerably more elevated. Other Ancien Régime royal establishments in Europe had comparable officers, often with similar titles...
in 1551.
He was elected the 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 Stamford
Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
in March 1553, Tavistock
Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)
Tavistock was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Devon between 1330 and 1974. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the town of Tavistock; it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, when its...
in 1563 and Preston
Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
Preston is a borough 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.-Boundaries:...
in 1559.
He married Anne, daughter of John Caulton; they had one son Anthony and a daughter. William Cooke (of Highnam)
William Cooke (of Highnam)
Sir William Cooke was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614....
was a nephew.