Thomas F. Cooke (January 23, 1863 – May 14, 1941) was an American banker and politician who served on the Los Angeles City Council for the 2nd district from 1929 to 1931.

[1] His father, David Grant Cooke, served in the 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was captured and executed by Nathan Bedford Forrest near Cottage Grove, Tennessee on December 22, 1864.

In 1892, Iowa Governor Horace Boies appointed Cooke as the General Inspector of Small Arms Practice and raised his rank to lieutenant colonel.

[3][4] At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War on April 21, 1898, Cooke's company was called to serve and ordered to Camp George H. Thomas at Chickamauga, Georgia.

[6][7] In 1902, Cooke purchased a half interest in the Benham Garment Company and rented a home in Des Moines, though he frequently traveled back and forth to Algona.

[8] In 1904, after being elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 56th Regiment for the Iowa National Guard, the family permanently moved to Des Moines and sold their Algona home.

[10] The grand jury would indict Keyes for accepting a bribe from the Julian Petroleum Corporation, sentenced to five years' imprisonment, and removed from office.