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COOKE, HENRY (REV.)
- Born: 1788 Died: 1868
Presbyterian theologian, for whom see Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cooke_(minister) (last visited, Oct 2014). During the eleven years of his ministry - between 1818 and 1829 - at Killyleagh, Co. Down, Cooke is said to have designed the First Presbyterian church, a simple pedimented hall of four bays.(1)
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(1) Laurence Kirkpatrick, Presbyterians in Ireland: an illustrated history (Booklink, 2006), 220.
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Building: | CO. DOWN, KILLYLEAGH, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1ST) |
Date: | ? |
Nature: | 'The most famous minister here was Rev. Henry Cooke (1818-29) unquestionably the kleading Presbyterian minister in his lifetime...The present church was built during Rev. Cooke's ministry with Cooke acting as architect...' |
Refs: |
Laurence Kirkpatrick, Presbyterians in Ireland: an illustrated history (Booklink, 2006), 220(illus.). |