Nathaniel Cooke

Cooke was the editor of The Illustrated London News, the newspaper where Howard Staunton wrote a regular chess column.

Ingram and Cooke were the proprietors of the mid-Victorian National Illustrated Library that failed in 1854 due to carrying an excess amount of titles: Herbert Ingram, Cooke's brother-in-law and publishing house partner, was the co-founder of The Illustrated London News.

Herbert Ingram died in a maritime accident while travelling in the United States with his son.

The accident occurred near Winetka, Illinois, during an early September storm.

[1][2] The correct spelling can be found in numerous documents, including his business listings in the London Directories (see top picture, right) as well as official announcements of the marriage of his daughter Harriet Ingram Cooke, to John Jaques II, son of John Jaques, the owner of the company that first manufactured the Staunton pieces in 1849 (see bottom picture, right).