Nicholas Cooke

1717 - 1782  (65 years)

• Name	Nicholas Cooke
  Born	3 Feb 1716-1717	Providence, Providence, RI
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Sep 1782	Providence, Providence, RI
  Buried	North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, RI
  Person ID	I4726	Ancestors & Descendants of the immigrant Edward Hall
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Daniel Cooke,   b. 16 Sep 1691, Saybrook Manor, Middlesex, CT ,   d. 7 Feb 1737-1738, Providence, Providence, RI  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Power,   b. 29 Mar 1696, Swansea, Bristol, MA ,   d. 11 Dec 1741, Providence, Providence, RI  (Age 45 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1713	Providence, Providence, RI
  Family ID	F3273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deceased,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Sep 1740	Providence, RI
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F3276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Governor, State of Rhode Island 1775-1778. Rhode Island Governor. Nicholas was born to Daniel Cooke and his wife Mary Power. Early in his life he became a very prominent and prosperous sea captain and later a successful merchant. On September 23, 1740 he married Mary Sabin and would have 12 children. After two terms as Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, in 1768 and 1775, he was unanimously elected to be Governor and served as the first Governor after independence was declared. He served until 1778 when he declined another term. He is recognized by the Gaspee Days Committee as being a co-conspirator for providing materials used in the burning of the British Revenue Schooner HMS Gaspee in 1772. He was originally buried in a plot on his land in Providence. However, in 1844 his remains, and that of his family, were removed to their present resting place. (bio by: Matthew Fatale) Nicholas Cooke (1717