Henry David Cooke

American journalist, financier and governor (1825–1881)
Person human Q3132719

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 23, 1825
Date of death
February 24, 1881
Place of birth
Sandusky
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Position held
Mayor of the District of Columbia (1871–1873)[11]
Member of political party
Republican Party[15]
Sibling
Jay Cooke
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Cooke[16]
Given name
Henry[17]
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WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry David Cooke en Henry D. Cooke en Harry Cooke en Harry David Cooke en Harry D. Cooke en Henry Cooke ar هنري د. كوكي de Henry David Cooke fa هنری دی. کوک fr Henry D. Cooke it Henry D. Cooke nl Henry D. Cooke ru Гарри Дэвид Кук ru Гарри Кук ru Генри Дэвид Кук ru Генри Кук ru Кук, Гарри Дэвид ru Кук, Генри Дэвид
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28515585
Library of Congress authority ID
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FAST ID
164261, 455613
Find a Grave memorial ID
35516452
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Geni.com profile ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1087562
SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10569033
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WikiTree person ID
Cooke-2808
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Henry David Cooke's place of birth was Sandusky[1]. He was born on November 23, 1825[2]. He died in Washington, D.C.[3]. He died on February 24, 1881[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], politician[6], and businessperson[7].

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Education

Educated at Transylvania University[12], a private university[18], in United States[19], founded in 1780[20], headquartered in Lexington[21] and Allegheny College[13], a liberal arts college in the United States[22], in United States[23], founded in 1815[24].

FAQs

Where was Henry David Cooke born?

Born in Sandusky[1].

Where did Henry David Cooke die?

Henry David Cooke died in Washington, D.C.[3].

Who were Henry David Cooke's parents?

Henry David Cooke's father was Eleutheros Cooke[9].

What did Henry David Cooke do for work?

Henry David Cooke worked as journalist[5], politician[6], and businessperson[7].

Where did Henry David Cooke go to school?

Henry David Cooke was educated at Transylvania University[12] and Allegheny College[13].

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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