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John Henry Cooke

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John Henry Cooke

Birth
Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Death
31 Mar 1998 (aged 86)
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Burial
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Rosewood Mausoleum
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He began the practice of law in Alden, New York on June 30, 1937.
He was elected Justice of the Peace, Town of Alden in 1937; Councilman in 1941; Supervisor in 1943; Chairman of the Erie County Board of Supervisors in 1950; elected to the N.Y.S. Senate in 1950 and served consecutively in that body until his appointment by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to the N.Y.S. Court of Claims, March 30, 1962. On June 13, 1959, he became Erie Co. Republican Chairman and served until his resignation March 26, 1962. He was designated Presiding Judge by Gov. Rockefeller on January 20, 1973 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1978.
He began the practice of law in Alden, New York on June 30, 1937.
He was elected Justice of the Peace, Town of Alden in 1937; Councilman in 1941; Supervisor in 1943; Chairman of the Erie County Board of Supervisors in 1950; elected to the N.Y.S. Senate in 1950 and served consecutively in that body until his appointment by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to the N.Y.S. Court of Claims, March 30, 1962. On June 13, 1959, he became Erie Co. Republican Chairman and served until his resignation March 26, 1962. He was designated Presiding Judge by Gov. Rockefeller on January 20, 1973 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1978.


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