Cooke, Joseph Platt b. January 4, 1730 d. February 3, 1816 Continental Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Served as a Delegate from Connecticut to the Continental Congress. Also served as a Probate Judge from 1776 to 1813, as a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1776, 1778, 1780 to 1782, and 1784, and as member of the Connecticut State Council in 1808. (Bio by: K) Old North Main Street Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
