Background
Cooke, John Rogers was born in 1788 in Bermuda. Son of Stephen and Catherine (Esten) Cooke.
Cooke, John Rogers was born in 1788 in Bermuda. Son of Stephen and Catherine (Esten) Cooke.
Attended College William and Mary.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1812. Practiced in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), 1812-1816, Winchester, Virginia, 1816-1840, Richmond, Virginia, 1840-1854. Member Virginia House of Delegates from Frederick County, 1814.
Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830, member committee which drafted constitution
Member Virginia House of Delegates from Frederick County, 1814. Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830.
Married Maria Pendleton, November 18, 1813, at least 3 children including Philip Pendleton, John Esten.