George Coke
George Coke or Cooke (3 October 1570 – 10 December 1646) was successively the Bishop of Bristol and Hereford. After the battle of Naseby in 1645, Hereford was taken and Coke was arrested and taken to London. He avoided charges of High Treason in January 1646 and died in Gloucestershire that year.
The Right Reverend George Coke | |
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| Bishop of Bristol and Hereford | |
Effigy in Hereford Cathedral | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1570 Longford, Derbyshire |
| Died | 1646 Quedgeley, Gloucestershire or Eardisley, Herefordshire |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Jane Heigham (m.) |
| Children | five sons |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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