Born: 1821, Pendlebury (near Manchester), England.
Died: November 23, 1894.
Pseudonym: A.C.C. (“A Canon of Chester”)
Cooke was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA 1843, MA 1847). Ordained a Deacon in 1844, and Priest in 1845, by Bishop Blomfield of London, he served as assistant Curate at Hillingdon (near Uxbridge) and Myholt and Brantham in Suffolk; Incumbent at St. John's Charlotte Street, London (1848); Vicar of St. Stephen's, Shepherd's Bush (1850); and Vicar of Gazeley, Suffolk (1856). He was also he was a Select Preacher to the University of Cambridge (1850); Examining Chaplain to Bishop Graham of Chester (1849-57); and Honorary Canon of Chester (1854). In 1868, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. His works include:
The Power of the Priesthood in Absolution, 1863
Of Ceremonies, Lights and Custom
The Church Hymnal (co-editor with William Denton), 1853
The Hymnary (co-editor with Benjamin Webb), 1872
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