William Gordon Cooke
Colonel William Gordon Cooke | |
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| Born | March 26, 1803 Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Died | December 24, 1847 (aged 44) Seguin, Texas |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Texas Revolution Republic of Texas State of Texas |
| Army | Texian Army Army of the Republic of Texas Texas Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1835–1836 1836–1837, 1838–1844 1846–1847 |
| Rank | Captain 1835 Major 1836 Colonel 1840 |
| Unit | New Orleans Grays 1835–1836 |
| Commands | Inspector General 1837 Quartermaster General 1838–1840 First Regiment of Infantry 1840–1841 Quartermaster General 1842–1843 Adjutant General 1843–1844 State Adjutant General 1846–1847 |
| Actions and expeditions | Siege of Béxar 1835 Matamoros Expedition 1836 Battle of San Jacinto 1836 Council House Fight 1840 Santa Fe Expedition 1841 Arroyo Hondo 1842 WIA Yucatan Expedition 1843 Naval Battle of Campeche 1843 |
| Spouse(s) | Ángela María de Jesús Blasa Navarro 1844 |
| Relations | José Antonio Navarro |
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William Gordon Cooke (March 26, 1803 – December 24, 1847) was a New Orleans druggist from Virginia, who volunteered for service in the Texas Revolution; fighting at Béxar and San Jacinto, he rose to the rank of major in the Texian Army. In the Republic he held a number of military and civilian appointments; as commissioner to the Comanches he participated in the Council House Fight, and as colonel of the First Texas Infantry he became the last commanding officer of the Regular Texas Army. After its disbandment, Cooke participated in the Santa Fe Expedition and sat imprisoned in Mexico City. Back in Texas, he fought the Mexicans at Arroyo Hondo, and in the naval battles of Campeche. The last Secretary of war of the Republic, he was also the State of Texas' first Adjutant general.