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===Sir [[name::George]] [[name::COOKE]] [[date of birth::1675]]-[[date of death::1740]]=== | ===Sir [[name::George]] [[name::COOKE]] [[date of birth::1675]]-[[date of death::1740]]=== | ||
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Son of [[family::John Cooke]]; little has been traced of his life but he was a [[occupation::barrister]] of the [[organisations::Inner Temple]], and [[occupation::Chief Prothonotary]] of the [[organisations::Court of Common Pleas]]. He bought an estate at [[location::Harefield Park, Middlesex]] shortly after 1700 and built a house there. His ''Reports and cases in practice'' were published in 1742, and subsequently reprinted. | Son of [[family::John Cooke]]; little has been traced of his life but he was a [[occupation::barrister]] of the [[organisations::Inner Temple]], and [[occupation::Chief Prothonotary]] of the [[organisations::Court of Common Pleas]]. He bought an estate at [[location::Harefield Park, Middlesex]] shortly after 1700 and built a house there. His ''Reports and cases in practice'' were published in 1742, and subsequently reprinted. | ||
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Sir George COOKE 1675-1740
Biographical Note
Son of John Cooke; little has been traced of his life but he was a barrister of the Inner Temple, and Chief Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. He bought an estate at Harefield Park, Middlesex shortly after 1700 and built a house there. His Reports and cases in practice were published in 1742, and subsequently reprinted.
Books
Cooke used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 6701); the extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- House and Heritage: Harefield Park.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.