Cooke, Sir William Fothergill, (1806-1879), Knight Electrical Engineer

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Surname:	Cooke
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	William Fothergill
Gender:	Male
Date:	1806-1879
Biography:	ODNB link for Cooke, Sir William Fothergill (1806-1879) Knight Electrical Engineer
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275392 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P138974 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir William Fothergill Cooke

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1845-1905: Post Office: Telegraphs, Private Companies	BT Archives	POST 81
2	1836-80: corresp and papers	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Archives	SC Mss 7	NRA 38782 Cooke
3	papers rel to construction of telegraphs	The National Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982