Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Baronet (21 November 1844 – 21 May 1920) was the second holder of the
Cook Baronetcy, the head of the family textile-trading company, and a
Conservative Party politician.
Life
The son of
Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt and Emily Martha Lucas, he was educated at
Harrow School
Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (school founder), John Lyon, a local landowner an ...
, succeeded to his father's titles in 1901 and was married on 7 January 1868 to Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Richard Payne Cotton. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son
Herbert.
He was elected at the
1895 general election as
Member of Parliament (MP) for the
Kennington division of Lambeth in
South London
South London is the southern part of Greater London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, Lon ...
, and held the seat until his defeat at the
1906 general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1906.
Asia
* 1906 Persian legislative election
Europe
* 1906 Belgian general election
* 1906 Croatian parliamentary election
* Denmark
** 1906 Danish Folketing election
** 1906 Danish Landsting e ...
.
He was also a
deputy lieutenant of the
City of London
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.
Cook is buried in
Richmond Cemetery
Richmond Cemetery is a cemetery on Lower Grove Road in Richmond, London, Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. It opened in 1786 on a plot of land granted by an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of Parliame ...
.
References
Sources
*http://thepeerage.com/p25104.htm#i251031
External links
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1844 births
1920 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
People educated at Harrow School
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1895–1900
UK MPs 1900–1906
Burials at Richmond Cemetery
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