Cooke, Noah, 1749-1829

Noah Cooke was born in Hadley, Massachusetts in October, 1749. He graduated from Harvard College in 1769 and went on to study divinity. He received his license to preach in 1771. From 1775 until 1780 he served as a chaplain in the Revolutionary War, achieving the rank of colonel. In 1780 he left the army and moved to Keene, N.H. Here he read law with Daniel Newcomb, Esq. and was admitted to the bar in 1784. After practicing law for several years, he became the town officer in 1792, town moderator in 1793, and then town clerk of Keene in 1795, a post he held continuously until 1804. He was the first president of the General Monadnock Society for the Promotion of Morals (1814) and was the librarian for the Social Library (precursor to the Keene Public Library) at the time of his death in October, 1829.

From the description of [Noah Cooke papers] / Noah Cooke. 1782-1821. (Kelley Library). WorldCat record id: 277238729

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