Elisha Cooke, Sr.
Male, Deceased Person
1637 – 1715
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Who was Elisha Cooke, Sr.?
Elisha Cooke was a wealthy Massachusetts physician, politician, and businessman who was elected Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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. This role was taken up by his son, Elisha Cooke, Jr.
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