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Coke

	COKE: See also Edward Coke Billings — Earle Coke Bridges — Edward Coke Crow — George Coke Dromgoole — Thomas Coke Howard — Edward Coke Mann — Coke S. Rice — Coke Robert Stevenson
	Coke, Guthrie See J. Guthrie Coke
	Coke, J. Guthrie — of Auburn, Logan County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Coke, James L. — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904, 1932 (alternate). Burial location unknown.
	Coke, John Story (b. 1867) — also known as John S. Coke — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tenn., August 21, 1867. Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1909-23; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1923-25. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, May 27, 1903, to Annie Laurie Anderson.
	Coke, Kenneth D. — of Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo. Democrat. Member of Wyoming state senate, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
	Coke, Octavius — of Wake County, N.C. Secretary of state of North Carolina, 1891-95. Burial location unknown.
	Coke, Richard, Jr. (1790-1851) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., November 16, 1790. U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1829-33. Died in Gloucester County, Va., March 13, 1851 (age 60 years, 117 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Gloucester County, Va.   Relatives: Uncle of Richard Coke.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Coke, Richard (1829-1897) — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. Born in Williamsburg, Va., March 13, 1829. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; state court judge in Texas, 1865; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1866; Governor of Texas, 1874-76; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1877-95. Died in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., May 14, 1897 (age 68 years, 62 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Tex.   Relatives: Nephew of Richard Coke, Jr..   Coke County, Tex. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

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