Background
Cooke was born on October 26, 1816, in Martinsburg when it was then part of Virginia and spent the majority of his life in the northern part of the Shenandoah Valley.
Cooke was born on October 26, 1816, in Martinsburg when it was then part of Virginia and spent the majority of his life in the northern part of the Shenandoah Valley.
He attended Princeton University, where he wrote the poems "Song of the Sioux Lovers", Autumn", and "Historical Ballads, Number.
He was the brother of John Esten Cooke. 6 Persian: Dhu Nowas", as well as a short story, "The Consumptive" before his graduation in 1834. After graduation, he followed in his father"s profession as a lawyer
His two main hobbies, however, were hunting and writing, though he never made a profession out of his writing.
He once wrote: "I detest the law. On the other hand, I love the fever-fits of composition." He died January 20, 1850.
Married Willie Anne Burwell, 1836.