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Cookes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Samantha Cookes (born 1988), a British fraudster, convicted in England and Ireland *Thomas Cookes (MP) (1804–1900), British politician *Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (bap. 1648–1701), English philanthropist * Cookes baronets See also *Cooks (surname) *Cooke Cooke is a surname of English and Irish origin derived from the occupation of cook and anglicisation of various Gaelic names. Variants include Cook and McCook. Irish surname origin Cooke (rather than Cook) is the usual spelling of the surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Cookes
Samantha Jade Cookes, (born 1988 in Gloucestershire, UK) is a serial fraudster with multiple criminal convictions. First convicted in the UK in 2011, between 2014 and 2024 she perpetrated multiple scams in Ireland under the pseudonyms Carrie Jade Williams, Jade O'Sullivan, Jade Cooke, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Lucy FitzWilliams, and Sadie Harris,. Often posing as a nanny or children’s therapist, Cookes gained the trust of unsuspecting families, before fleeing when her deceptions were uncovered. In 2020, posing as a writer with Huntington’s Disease, she won the Bodley Head Literature Prize. Two years later, she appeared on social media platform TikTok, where her claims of being discriminated against because of her illness went viral. An investigation into these claims by VICE World News led to the exposure of her many other scams and schemes. After repeatedly evading Gardaí, in July 2024 she was arrested in Tralee, Ireland for welfare fraud, deception, and theft. Remanded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cookes (MP)
Thomas Henry Cookes (25 October 1804 – 29 September 1900) was a British Member of Parliament. Cookes lived at Bentley Hall in Worcestershire, and was a captain in the county yeomanry. He was also a magistrate and a deputy lieutenant of the county. He stood for the Whigs in East Worcestershire at the 1832 UK general election, winning the seat. He held the seat in 1835, and stood down at the 1837 UK general election. References , after = Horace St Paul , after2 = John Barneby John Barneby (20 November 1799 – 30 November 1846) was a British Conservative politician. He was elected Conservative MP for Droitwich at the 1835 general election, and then for East Worcestershire at the 1837 general election and held th ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Cookes, Thomas 1804 births 1900 deaths UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (bap. 1648 – 8 June 1701) was an English philanthropist who was the benefactor of Worcester College, Oxford and Bromsgrove School. Biography He was the eldest son of Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet, of Norgrove Court, Worcestershire, and his second wife, Mercy, née Dinely. He began his studies at Pembroke College, Oxford in June 1667, going on to Lincoln's Inn in June 1669. Following the death of his father, he succeeded to the baronetcy in July 1672, His seat was Bentley Pauncefoot, Bentley Pauncefote at Tardebigge, Worcestershire. Both of Cookes's marriages were without issue. He died on 8 June 1701 and was buried next to his first wife in Tardebigge church on 10 June. Legacy In 1693 Cookes endowed Bromsgrove School. In his will, he then left £10,000 in trust to endow a new college at the University of Oxford, or to add to an existing foundation there. Priority for acceptance should be for students from Bromsgrove School, Feckenham, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookes Baronets
The Cookes Baronetcy, of Norgrove in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 December 1664 for William Cookes, in reward of his support for the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The second Baronet was the founder of Worcester College, Oxford. The title became extinct on his death in 1701. Cookes baronets, of Norgrove (1664) *Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet ( – c. 1672) *Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (bap. 1648 – 8 June 1701) was an English philanthropist who was the benefactor of Worcester College, Oxford and Bromsgrove School. Biography He was the eldest son of Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet, of Norgrov ... (c. 1649–1701) References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cookes Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1664 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooks (surname)
Cooks is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Brandin Cooks (born 1993), American football player * Bridget R. Cooks, American art historian and curator * Carlos A. Cooks (1913–1966), American activist *Elijah Cooks (born 1998), American football player * Johnie Cooks (1958–2023), American football player * Judah Cooks (born 1976), American soccer player and coach * Kerry Cooks (born 1974), American football player and coach * Micah Cooks (born 1981), American soccer player * R. Graham Cooks, American chemist * Rayford Cooks (born 1982), American football player * Terrence Cooks (born 1966), American football player * Xavier Cooks (born 1995), Australian basketball player * Zach Cooks (born 1999), American basketball player * Antwuan Cooks (born 1986), American HS Basketball Coach See also * Davita Vance-Cooks, American business executive * Cookes, surname *Cook (surname) Cook is an occupational surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
