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

Military: 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.

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

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

Irish: 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.

: 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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