Background
He was the son of Doctor Arthur Cooke, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons., senior surgeon to Addenbrooke"s Hospital.
He was the son of Doctor Arthur Cooke, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons., senior surgeon to Addenbrooke"s Hospital.
Cooke joined the British Road Federation as secretary in 1935, later becoming Chairman if its Highways Committee. After the war, in 1946, he was appointed director of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a representational role which he held during a difficult period for the United Kingdom economy and motor industry until 1955. Number by-election was held after his death, as the 1970 general election followed only four months later, in which Toby Jessel was elected as Cooke"s successor.
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Cooke was Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1955 until his death in 1970.