Henry D. Cooke
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Henry David Cooke was an American financier, journalist, railroad executive, and politician. He was the younger brother of Philadelphia financier Jay Cooke. A member of the Republican political machin
Henry D. Cooke
Alexander Robey Shepherd
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Alexander Robey Shepherd, also known as Boss Shepherd, was an American politician and businessman who was the 2nd Governor of the District of Columbia from 1873 to 1874. He was one of the most controv
Henry D. Cooke
…Cooke became the Congressional Radical Republicans' factotum in maintaining power over the District of Columbia, financing (along with fellow Republican Alexander Robey Shepherd) the election of Sayles J. Bowen as Mayor of Washington, D.C. In 1870, the national capital was in dire financial straits, with both Congress and local…
Shepherd in 1874
Mary Grice Young, who Shepherd married in 1861
Shepherd, c. 1864
Shepherd later in 1873