Richard Briscoe Cook (1838–1916),
D.D.
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, was a
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most known for his biography of
William Ewart Gladstone
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, ''The Grand Old Man''.
Major works
* ''The Grand Old Man''
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British writers
1838 births
1916 deaths
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