Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Baronet (21 November 1844 – 21 May 1920) was the second holder of the Cook Baronetcy, the head of the family textile-trading company, and a Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

Life

The son of Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt

Sir Francis Cook, 1st Baronet

-Life:He entered his father's firm Cook, Son & Co., which traded finished wool, cotton, linen and silk, after travels in Europe and the Near East, and from 1869 was its head, rising to one of Britain's three richest men...

 and Emily Martha Lucas, he was educated at Harrow School

Harrow School

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, succeeded to his father's titles in 1901 and married on 7 January 1868 to Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Richard Payne Cotton. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son Herbert

Sir Herbert Cook, 3rd Baronet

Sir Herbert Frederick Cook, 3rd Baronet of Richmond was an English art patron and art historian.-Life:Only son of Sir Frederick Cook, he was educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, Oxford and called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1895...

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He was elected at the 1895 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1895

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 as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for the Kennington division of Lambeth

Kennington (UK Parliament constituency)

Kennington was a borough constituency centred on the Kennington district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....

 in South London

South London

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, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1906 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1906

-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...

. He was also a lieutenant of the City of London

City of London

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