Henry David Cooke (November 23 1825 – February 24 1881 ) was an American financier journalist railroad executive and politician. He was the younger brother of Philadelphia financier Jay Cooke. A member of the Republican political machine in post-Civil War Washington D.C. Cooke was appointed first territorial governor of the District of Columbia by Ulysses S. Grant.
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