John Robert Cooke | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1911 |
Term End1: | 1934 |
Predecessor1: | Josiah Williams Pearce |
Successor1: | Riding abolished |
Constituency1: | Hastings North |
Party: | Conservative |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1866 |
Birth Place: | Rawdon, Canada West |
Death Place: | Hamilton, Ontario |
Occupation: | Hydro Commissioner |
Spouse: | Emma Wickens (m. 1888) |
John Robert Cooke (September 1, 1866 - August 14, 1934) was a political figure in Ontario. He represented Hastings North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1934 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Rawdon township in 1866,[1] the son of James Cooke, and was educated there. In 1888, Cooke married Emma Wickens. He was named to the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission in 1923,[1] and served as chairman of the commission from 1931 to 1934.[2] Cooke served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio from 1923 to 1930
He died of injuries sustained after suffering a heart attack while driving and crashing in August 1934.[3]