Eleutheros Cooke

Eleutheros Cooke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Mordecai Bartley
Succeeded by	William Patterson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Huron County district
In office December 2, 1822 – December 5, 1824
Preceded by	Lyman Farwell
Succeeded by	Almon Ruggles
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Huron County district
In office December 5, 1825 – December 3, 1826
Preceded by	Almon Ruggles
Succeeded by	David Campbell
Personal details
Born	December 25, 1787(1787-12-25) Granville, New York
Died	December 27, 1864(1864-12-27) (aged 77) Sandusky, Ohio
Political party	Anti Jacksonian
Spouse(s)	Martha Carswell
Children	Jay Cooke
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Eleutheros Cooke (December 25, 1787 – December 27, 1864) was a lawyer and U.S. representative from Ohio (1831–1833). His son, Jay Cooke, was a prominent railroad financier.

Cooke was born in Granville, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began a law practice in Granville. He later moved to Indiana in 1817 and to Sandusky, Ohio in 1819. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1822, 1823, and 1825. He was elected to represent Ohio's 14th congressional district in the 22nd United States Congress in 1831 as an anti-Jacksonian candidate.

Cooke's home in Sandusky

See also

• Eleutheros Cooke House (410 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio)
• Eleutheros Cooke House (1415 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio)

External links

• COOKE, Eleutheros, (1787 - 1864) at congress.gov