Thomas Henry Cookes (25 October 1804 – 29 September 1900) was a British Member of Parliament.
Cookes lived at Bentley Hall in Worcestershire, and was a captain in the county yeomanry. He was also a magistrate and a deputy lieutenant of the county. He stood for the Whigs in East Worcestershire at the 1832 UK general election, winning the seat. He held the seat in 1835, and stood down at the 1837 UK general election.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1862). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 285.