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| | Anson S. Cooke |
 | | Daniel G. Cooke, father of the senator, was born in 1822, in Oneida County, New York, and was married in 1845 to Miss Mary Lavina Simonds, a daughter of D. Simonds. |
 | | Senator Cooke was known as one of the hard-working members of the Upper House, did much for his constituents as well as his counties and the state during the time he belonged to the Legislature, and for many years had the friendship and respect of many of the leading public men of Kansas. |
 | | Cooke became the parents of five children, namely: Clarence, whose death occurred in 1906; Louis, who is engaged in merchandising; Wilbur W., who is engaged in farming in Center Township, Mitchell County; Edgar R., who is connected with the Western Electric Company, at Chicago; and Esther Maria, who married Nelson Logan. |
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