How to Pronounce Elisha Cooke Sr.
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Sep 16, 1637 Died on 31 Oct 1715 (aged 78)
Massachusetts colonial politician and judge
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About Elisha Cooke Sr.
- Elisha Cooke (September 16, 1637 – October 31, 1715) was a wealthy Massachusetts physician, politician, and businessman who was elected Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1683.
- He was the leader of the "popular party", a faction in the Massachusetts House that resisted encroachment by royal officials on colonial rights embodied in the Massachusetts Charter.
- This role was taken up by his son, Elisha Cooke Jr.
