Edward Coke (1758–1837) Explained

Edward Coke (1758–29 Jul 1836), born Edward Roberts, was a British politician and landowner.

Edward was the second son of Wenman Coke and younger brother of Thomas Coke, the celebrated "Coke of Norfolk" and later Earl of Leicester. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1819.[1]

He married Grace Colhoun in 1792, and they had three children:

His principal interests were in Derbyshire, where he lived at Longford Hall, and he was Member of Parliament for Derby from 1780 until 1817, with a brief interruption in 1807 to substitute for his brother in Norfolk.

References

COKE, Edward (1758-1836), of Longford, Derbys. History of Parliament Online

Notes and References

  1. The History and Gazetteer of the County of Derby Vol 1 (1831) Stephen Glover Appendix p 13 Google Books