Richard Coke
American politician (1829-1897)
Facts
22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- March 13, 1829
- Date of death
- May 14, 1897
- Place of birth
- Williamsburg
- Place of death
- Waco
- Country of citizenship
- United States[12]
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, judge, farmer, governor
- Position held
- Governor of Texas, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[13][14][15]
- Educated at
- College of William & Mary[16]
- Member of political party
- Democratic Party[18]
- Father
- John A. Coke[11]
- Sibling
- Octavius Coke[26]
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.[21]
- Described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[23]
- Name in native language
- Richard Coke[25]
- Place of burial
- Oakwood Cemetery[10]
- Relative
- Richard Coke, Jr.[22]
- Social classification
- slave owner[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Coke
ar ريتشارد كوك
fa ریچارد کوک
he ריצ'רד קוק
ja リチャード・コーク
ko 리처드 코크
ru Кок, Ричард
ru Ричард Кок
sv Coke
zh 理查德·科克
🔖 Identifiers · 21
- ISNI
- 0000000041373912
- VIAF cluster ID
- 51264618
- Library of Congress authority ID
- no94010295
- GND ID
- 1176441671
- American National Biography ID
- 0400249
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp02246952
- Clergy of the Church of England database ID
- 109421
- FAST ID
- 339131
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 6798738
- Freebase ID
- /m/03x_db
- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000016510833133
- Handbook of Texas ID
- fco15
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- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org
- Our Campaigns candidate ID
- 101684
- Political Graveyard politician ID
- coke.html#705.75.80
- Prabook ID
- 1058028
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6j67tz0
- US Congress Bio ID
- C000601
- WikiTree person ID
- Coke-130
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJj8M7T3KTPwtjWypMgxjC
- Yale LUX ID
- person/58b24cb8-d5b1-4485-af71-6870b683fca5
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Described by source 1
Educated at 1
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Named after 1
Place of birth 1
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Summary
Richard Coke was born on March 13, 1829[1], in Williamsburg[2]. He died on May 14, 1897[3], in Waco[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], judge[7], farmer[8], and governor[9].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Richard Coke include Coke County[28], a county of Texas[29], in United States[30], founded in 1889[31].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Coke County[28], a county of Texas[29], in United States[30], founded in 1889[31].
FAQs
Where was Richard Coke born?
Richard Coke's place of birth was Williamsburg[2].
Where did Richard Coke die?
Richard Coke passed away in Waco[4].
Who were Richard Coke's parents?
Richard Coke's father was John A. Coke[11].
What did Richard Coke do for work?
Richard Coke worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], judge[7], farmer[8], and governor[9].
Where did Richard Coke go to school?
Richard Coke was educated at College of William & Mary[16].