Thomas Henry Cookes (25 October 1804 – 29 September 1900) was a British Member of Parliament.
Cookes lived at Bentley Hall in
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...
, 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
Events
January–March
* January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist.
* January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history. ...
, and stood down at the
1837 UK general election.
References
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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 ...
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1804 births
1900 deaths
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies