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Reference NumberP/COK
LevelFonds
TitleLetter from Edward Rider Cook, East London Soap Works, Bow
Date(s)1865-1889
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Extent1 document
CategoryCorrespondence
FormatManuscript
AdminHistoryEdward Rider Cook (1836 - 1898), was born in Whitechapel and was a senior partner in the soap and chemical manufacturers Edward Cook and Company based at Bow. He was also a representative for the Poplar District in the Metropolitan Board of Works 1865-1889, and a liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1855 - 1886.
RelatedMaterial LCX00152 (cuttings) and Pamphlet LC10439, Soap : its history and connection with the house of Cook's London.

Further records of Edward Cook & Company Limited held by Unilever Archives, series ref: GB1752.LBL/EC
SubjectSoap works
Access StatusOpen
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