C. R. Cooke-Taylor

Charles Ralph Cooke-Taylor, OBE (24 August 1883 – 24 May 1939) was a British psychiatrist and politician.

Cooke-Taylor was called to the Bar in 1910 but later studied medicine and became a specialist in nervous diseases.

Captured by the Bulgarians, he spent some time in captivity before returning to England where he worked with refugees.

In 1937 the Dulwich branch gave him a dinner to celebrate 25 years of service to the constituency.

He was an active member of Liberal Party organisations and the British Legion and for a long time was honorary secretary of the Irish Literary Society.