Richard-Stanislas Cooke
Richard-Stanislas Cooke (January 23, 1850 – July 10, 1924) was a politician from Quebec, Canada.[1]
Richard-Stanislas Cooke | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Adolphe Tessier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1850 Trois-Rivières, Canada East |
| Died | July 10, 1924 (aged 74) Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Background
He was born on January 23, 1850, in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie. He was a lawyer. He was married to Marie-Sara-Henriette-Louise Lajoie in 1877 and to Florence Genest in 1889.
Mayor of Trois-Rivières
He was a Council member from 1880 to 1886 and from 1888 to 1889 and Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1896 to 1898.
Member of the legislature
He ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in the 1892 general election and the by-election held in that same year. Each time he lost.
He was elected in 1900, but did not run for re-election in 1904.
Retirement from Politics
Cooke was appointed judge in 1904. He died on July 10, 1924.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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