Clement Coke (died 24 May 1629) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1629. Coke was the son of

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, Chief Justice, and his wife Bridget Paston, daughter of John Paston of

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. In 1614, Coke was elected Member of Parliament for

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.William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c.'' (1889)
/ref> He was elected MP for

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in 1621. Cooke reportedly assaulted the new MP for

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, Sir Charles Morrison, on the Parliament stairs. After an enquiry, Cooke was imprisoned in the

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for the attack. In 1626 he was elected MP for

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and sat until March 1629 when

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decided to rule without parliament, and then did so for eleven years.Browne Willis ''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750 pp. 176–239
/ref> Coke died two months after the dissolution of the last parliament. Coke married Sarah Reddish, daughter of Alexander Reddish of Reddish, Lancashire. She brought to him Longford Hall, Derbyshire. His son Edward was created a

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in 1641.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coke, Clement Year of birth missing 1629 deaths English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629