Samuel Cooke (Australian politician)

Samuel Winter Cooke (13 March 1847 – 26 June 1929) was an Australian politician.

[1] He was called to the Bar in 1872, and returned to Victoria in 1873, where he also briefly practiced law.

He inherited a 10,000-acre (40 km2) property near Hamilton from his uncle Samuel Pratt Winter, where he bred cattle and horses.

He became well known in the district as an aristocratic and imperialist man, but gained a reputation as a host.

He notably supported imperialism, free trade and the White Australia policy while in parliament, and was also an opponent of women's suffrage.