1138 Edward Cook

Constituency : West  Ham  North  1885-6

Edward  took  the  new  seat  of  West  Ham  North.

He  was  educated  at  City  of  London  school  and  University  College  London  where  he  studied  theoretical  and  analytical  chemistry. He  was  the  senior  partner  in  a  soap  and  chemical  manufacturing  company. He  chaired  an  unsuccessful  fish  marketing  venture  in  London. He  was  on  the  Metropolitan  Board  of  Works.

Edward  was  an  advanced  Liberal.   He  opposed  the  death  penalty  and  spoke on  fire  safety  in  theatres .He  was  defeated  in  1886.

He  died  of  a  stroke  in  1898  aged  62.