William Cooke (1682–1709)

Cooke was the second but eldest surviving son of Edward Cooke of Highnam, Gloucestershire and his wife Mary Newborough, daughter of Rowland Newborough of Berkley, Somerset.

[1] Cooke was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester at the 1705 English general election.

In 1707, he was said to be pressing hard for his uncle to be appointed Dean of Gloucester, but was unsuccessful.

[1] Cooke died unmarried in June 1709, aged 26, predeceasing his father.

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