Bates Cooke

Bates Cooke ( born December 23, 1787 Wallingford, Connecticut, † May 31 1841 in Lewiston, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Bates Cooke attended the public schools of his home. After that he took part in the British -American War. In 1814 he was mayor of the municipality of Cambria. After studying law and its done around 1815 admission to the bar he began to work in Lewiston in this profession. Politically, he joined the Anti- Masonic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1830, Cooke became the 30th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Ebenezer F. Norton on March 4, 1831. Since he resigned in 1832 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1833. Since the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.

Between 1839 and 1841 Bates Cooke held the office of Comptroller of the State of New York. Since May 14, 1840, he was also bank Officer. He died on 31 May 1841 in Lewiston.