Background
Cooke, Howard was born on November 13, 1915 in Goodwill, St. James, Jamaica. Son of David Brown Cooke and Mary Jane Minto.
politician Governor-General of Jamaica
Cooke, Howard was born on November 13, 1915 in Goodwill, St. James, Jamaica. Son of David Brown Cooke and Mary Jane Minto.
DEd (honorary), We. Carolona University, 2003. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University West Indies, 2003.
Teacher, Mico Training College, 1936-1938; headmaster, Belle Castle All Age School, Port Antonio Upper School, Montego Bay Boys'School, 1952-1958; branch manager, Standard Life Insurance Company, 1960-1971; member, West Indies Federal Parliament, 1958-1962; unit manager, Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Society, 1971-1981; branch manager, Alico Jamica, 1982-1991; minister of government, Jamaica, Kingston, 1972-1980; president of senate, Jamaica, 1989-1991; governor general, Jamaica, Kingston, since 1991.
He became a member of the parliament of the West Indies Federation in 1958, and then the independent Jamaican parliament as a Senator and a Member of the House of Representatives after 1962.
Married Ivy Sylvia Lucille Tai, July 22, 1939. Children: Howard Fits-Arthur, Richard Washington McDermott, Audrey Faith.