Edmund F. Cooke

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Edmund Francis Cooke (April 13, 1885 - May 13, 1967) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Cooke was born in Prescott, Arizona. He moved with his parents to Alden, New York in 1887. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and practiced law in Alden, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1923 until 1928. He was elected to Congress in 1928 and served from March 4, 1929 until March 3, 1933. In 1932 he unsuccessfully ran for re-election against Alfred F. Beiter. He then resumed the practice of law in Buffalo, New York. He died in Alden, New York.

Preceded by Clarence MacGregor

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 41st congressional district 1929–1933

Succeeded by Alfred F. Beiter

[edit] Sources

• Edmund F. Cooke at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress