COOKE, Edward (d. 1684), of Highnam, Churcham, Glos.

Family and Education

2nd s. of Sir Robert Cooke* (d. June 1643) and 1st w. Dorothy, da. of Sir Miles Fleetwood* of Aldwinkle, Northants. and Cranford, Bucks. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 9 Feb. 1639;Al. Cant. M. Temple 30 Nov. 1639, called 8 June 1649.MTR ii. 888, 979. m. Margaret, da. of Lord John Paulet† (5th marquess of Winchester) of Hinton St George, Som. wid. of Robert Rolle* of Steventon, Devon and Sir Richard Cholmondleigh of Gromont, York, s.p.Vis. Glos. 1682-3 ed. Fenwick and Metcalfe, 47. d. 29 Jan. 1684.A Funeral Sermon upon the much lamented death of Col. Edward Cook (1684, BL 1508/589).

Offices Held

capt. of horse (parlian.), army of Henry Grey*, 1st earl of Stamford by 26 Dec. 1642.Glos. RO, D2510: Cooke to John Smyth of Nibley, 26 Dec. 1642. Col. of ft. army of Sir William Waller*, ?1643-aft. Apr. 1645.CSP Dom. 1644–5, pp. 397, 418, 476. Col. of horse, brigade of Edward Massie*, Aug. 1645–6.CSP Dom. 1645–7, p. 38; HMC Portland, i. 237. Col. militia horse, Glos. by 20 Apr. 1660.CCSP iv. 671.

commr. relief on articles of war, 29 Sept. 1652.A. and O.

commr. militia, Glos. 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. J.p. 1662–?d.C193/12/3.

chief craner, Dublin May 1661.CSP Ire. 1660–2, p. 344. Commr. executing act of settlement, 18 July 1662, 11 May 1663;CCSP v. 210; CSP Ire. 1663–5, p. 87. fraudulent decrees for land, Connaught 24 Oct. 1662.CSP Ire. 1660–2, p. 610.

Parlimentarian

COOKE, Edward (d. 1684), of Highnam, Churcham, Glos.

Glos., Churcham.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

COOKE, Edward (d. 1684), of Highnam, Churcham, Glos.

Will

13 Feb. 1679, pr. 18 Feb. 1684.PROB11/375/230.

Estates

inherited Highnam, Glos, from fa.; held lease of Moor Park, Dublin, June 1667.HMC Ormonde, n.s. iii. 269.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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