Richard-Stanislas Cooke
Richard-Stanislas Cooke (January 23, 1850 – July 10, 1924) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. Background

He was born on January 23, 1850, in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie. He was a lawyer. He was married to Marie-Sara-Henriette-Louise Lajoie in 1877 and to Florence Genest in 1889. Mayor of Trois-Rivières

He was a Council member from 1880 to 1886 and from 1888 to 1889 and Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1896 to 1898. Member of the legislature

He ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in the 1892 general election and the by-election held in that same year. Each time he lost. He was elected in 1900, but did not run for re-election in 1904. Retirement from Politics

Cooke was appointed judge in 1904. He died on July 10, 1924. References

1850 births
1924 deaths
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Mayors of Trois-Rivières