Elbridge Clinton Cooke

Background

Cooke, Elbridge Clinton was born in 1854 in Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Clark and Amy (Wade) Cooke.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1877. Admitted to bar, 1879.

Career

City attorney, Norwich, 1881-1883. Moved to Bismarck, North Dakota (then Dak. Ty.), and practiced law, 1883-1886.

Founder, and president Northern Pacific Bank, Mandan, 1883-1886. Settled in Minneapolis, 1886. Director Minneapolis Trust Company (now First Minneapolis Trust Company).

Director First and Security National Bank (now First National Bank), Minneapolis.

Membership

Clubs: Minneapolis, Minikahda, Yale (New York).

Connections

Married Isabella Boise Turner, of Norwich, Connecticut, 1883.

Father:

Joseph Clark Cooke

Mother:

Amy (Wade) Cooke

Spouse:

Isabella Boise Turner