Background
Coke was the son of Sir Edward Coke Lord Chief Justice, of Thorington, Suffolk.
Coke was the son of Sir Edward Coke Lord Chief Justice, of Thorington, Suffolk.
He was admitted at Queens" College, Cambridge on 18 August 1607. In April 1640, Coke was elected Member of Parliament for Dunwich in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Dunwich for the Long Parliament in November 1640 and sat until he was disabled on 7 September 1642 for supporting the King.
Coke died in 1661 and was buried at Thorington, Suffolk.
Coke married Margaret Lovelace, daughter of Sir Richard Lovelace.
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. Happy Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1624 Coke was elected Member of Parliament for Wycombe and was re-elected in 1625 and 1626.
