Background
He was the son of William Cooke, and grandson of Sir Anthony Cooke, of Gidea Hall.
He was the son of William Cooke, and grandson of Sir Anthony Cooke, of Gidea Hall.
University of Oxford.
He was granted 2,000 acres of escheated lands in County Wexford and the Manor of Dunshaughlin in County Meath. Among others, Cooke was the father of Sir Walsingham Cooke, of Tomduffe, High Sheriff of Wexford.