Elisha Cooke Sr. | |
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Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature | |
In office 1695–1702 | |
Preceded by | John Richards |
Succeeded by | John Leverett |
Member of the Council of Assistants | |
In office 1684–1686 | |
Speaker of the General Court | |
In office 1683–1683 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Fisher |
Succeeded by | John Waite |
Member of the General Court for Boston | |
In office 1681–1683 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony | September 16, 1637
Died | October 31, 1715 | (aged 78)
Spouse | Elizabeth Leverett |
Profession | Physician |
Elisha Cooke (September 16, 1637 – October 31, 1715) was a wealthy Massachusetts physician, politician, and businessman who was elected Speaker of the Massachusetts Bay Assembly in 1683. He was the leader of the "popular party", a faction in the Massachusetts House that resisted encroachment by royal officials on colonial rights embodied in the Massachusetts Charter.[1] This role was taken up by his son, Elisha Cooke Jr.