Nathaniel Cooke
Nathaniel Cooke (1810-1879), designed the Staunton chess pieces
See also John Jaques and Son
Born at Worcester the son of Nathaniel Cook(e) 1770-1855
Married Harriet Ingram (1909-1879) the sister of Herbert Ingram
1838 Birth of daughter Harriet Ingram Cooke who later married John Jaques (1823-1898). She was born at Nottingham.
1849 Re-designed the basic chess pieces and with a new design based on the Elgin marbles, and changed the look completely, into today's design. Howard Staunton, a famous exponent of the English School of Chess was so impressed that he allowed his name and signature to authenticate every box of pieces.
1849 March 01st. Patent. Ornament Design for a set of Chessmen’ under the ‘Ornamental Designs Act 1842'. Registered design number: 58,607. Proprietor: Nathaniel Cook. Address: 198 Strand.
1853 Partnership change. '...the Partnership lately subsisting between us the undersigned, Herbert Ingram, Nathaniel Cooke, and William Little, as Newspaper Proprietors. Booksellers, and Publishers, and carried on at No. 198, Strand, and No. 227, Strand, both in the county of Middlesex, was dissolved by mutual consent, so far as regards the said Nathaniel Cooke, as and from the 16th day of September last; and that the Newspaper business will in future be carried on at No. 198, Strand, by the said Herbert Ingram and William Little, and the said Bookselling and Book Publishing business will be carried on by the said Nathaniel Cooke alone, at premises known as Milford-house, Milford-lane, in the parish of Saint Clement Danes, Strand, in the said county of Middlesex. All debts due and owing by the said late partnership, so far as regards the said Newspaper business will, as and from the said 16th day of September last, be received and paid by the said Herbert Ingram and William Little; and all debts due and owing to the said late partnership, as regards the said Bookselling and Book Publishing business, as and from such last-mentioned date, will be received and paid by the said Nathaniel Cooke...'[1]
1861 Residing at 5 Ladbrook Terrace, Kensington: Nathaniel Cook (age 50 born Worcester), Merchant. With his wife Harriet (age 50) and children Nathaniel (age 24), Elizabeth, Ann, Ellen and James (age 11).[2]
1879 July 17th. Died. One of the founders of the 'Graphic'. Long obituary about his partnership with Herbert Ingram. No mention of the Staunton chess set design. [3]
Buried at Islington and St. Pancras Cemetery
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ London Gazette Publication date:18 October 1853 Issue:21486 Page:2813
- ↑ 1861 census
- ↑ Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 30 July 1879