Background
Cooke, Charles H. was born on September 28, 1918 in Cordell, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John W. and Minnie Pearl (Robinson) Cooke.
Cooke, Charles H. was born on September 28, 1918 in Cordell, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John W. and Minnie Pearl (Robinson) Cooke.
AB, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1941.
Bank teller, bookkeeper Federal National Bank, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1941—1942. Builder, 1946—1963; independent real estate investor, broker Los Angeles, 1963—1968. President industrial, commercial development Aero-Meridian Corporation, Oklahoma City, from 1968.
Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Trustee Oklahoma Baptist University, 1949—1953. City councilman Shawnee, 1950—1954. Board visitors Wake Forest University, 1978—1980.
Delegate President's Conference on Small Business, 1980. Member of National Association Industrial and Office Parks, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Married Edith Ruth Rose, September 1, 1939. Children: John F., James D., Jennifer Rose.