Cooke, Jay — born Aug. 10, 1821, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. died Feb. 18, 1905, Ogontz, Pa. U.S. financier and fund raiser for the federal government during the American Civil War. He entered a Philadelphia banking house at age 18 and opened his own in 1861. That… … Universalium
Jay — /jay/, n. 1. John, 1745 1829, U.S. statesman and jurist: first Chief Justice of the U.S. 1789 95. 2. a male given name. * * * I Any of 35–40 bird species (family Corvidae) that inhabit woodlands and are known for their bold, raucous manner. Most… … Universalium
Cooke — /kook/, n. 1. (Alfred) Alastair, born 1908, English journalist and broadcaster. 2. See Coke, Sir Edward. 3. Jay, 1821 1905, U.S. financier. 4. Terence (James), Cardinal, 1921 83, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of N … Universalium
jay — jay1 /jay/, n. 1. any of several noisy, vivacious birds of the crow family, subfamily Garrulinae, as the crested Garrulus glandarius, of the Old World, having brownish plumage with blue, black, and white barring on the wings. Cf. blue jay, gray… … Universalium
Jay — (as used in expressions) Jay Vivian Chambers Cooke, Jay Jay Hanna Dean Forrester, Jay Wright Gould, Jay Gould, Stephen Jay Hurley, Patrick J(ay) Jay, John Lerner, Alan Jay … Enciclopedia Universal
Cooke — (as used in expressions) Cooke, (Alfred) Alistair Cooke, Jay Cooke, Sam(uel) … Enciclopedia Universal
Cooke — steht für: Cooke Optics, britischer Optikhersteller Orte in den USA: Cooke County, Texas Cooke Township, Pennsylvania Personen: Alan Cooke (* 1966), englischer Tischtennisspieler Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), britisch US amerikanischer Journalist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cooke House — may refer to: in the United States Andrew B. Cooke House, Virginia Beach, Virginia, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wm. L. Cooke House, Columbus, GA, listed on the NRHP in Georgia Charles Montague Cooke, Jr. House and Kuka O O Heiau, Honolulu, HI … Wikipedia
Jay Cooke — (10 août 1821 8 février 1905), était un homme d affaires américain né à Sandusky (Ohio). Fils d Eleutheros Cooke (1787 1864), un avocat de l Ohio, il fut membre du Congrès américain affilié au Parti whig et député de l Ohio de 1831 à 1833. Lien… … Wikipédia en Français
Jay Cooke — Infobox Person name = Jay Cooke caption = birth date = birth date|1821|8|10|mf=y birth place = Sandusky, Ohio death date = death date and age|1905|2|8|1821|8|10|mf=y death place = Ogontz, PennsylvaniaJay Cooke (August 10, 1821 February 8, 1905),… … Wikipedia
