Born: 7-Dec-1860Birthplace: Silverdale, Staffordshire, EnglandDied: 30-Jul-1947Location of death: Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCause of death: unspecifiedRemains: Cremated
Gender: MaleReligion: Methodist [1]Race or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Head of State
Nationality: AustraliaExecutive summary: Prime Minister of Australia, 1913-14
Father: William CookeMother: Margaret FletcherWife: Mary Turner (schoolteacher, m. 30-Jul-1947, six sons, three daughters)Son: GS (b. 1886)Son: Albert (b. 1888)Son: Joseph (b. 1890)Son: John (b. 1897)Daughter: Annette (b. 1898)Daughter: Winifred (b. 1900)Son: Cecil (b. 1902)Son: Raymond (b. 1904)Daughter: Constance (b. 1906)
Australian Official High Commissioner to London (1921-27) Treasurer of Australia (1920-21) Australian Minister Navy (1917-20) Prime Minister of Australia (24-Jun-1913 to 17-Sep-1914) Australian Minister Home Affairs (1913-14) Australian Minister for Defence (1909-10) Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta (1901-21) New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hartley (1891-1901)
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