Ernest Cook

Ernest Edward Cook (4 September 1865 – 14 March 1955) was an English philanthropist and businessman and grandson of Thomas Cook. In 1928, along with his brother Frank, sold his business interest in the family firm. He founded the Ernest Cook Trust which is dedicated to the preservation of English country houses and their estates.

The trust owns 21,500 acres of land and is responsible for the following estates
* The Fairford Park Estate
* The Barnsley Village Estate
* The Little Dalby Estate
* The Hartwell Estate
* The Boarstall Estate
* The Slimbridge Estate
* The Trent Estate
* The Filkins Estate
* The Hatherop Estate

ources

*E. J. T. Collins, ‘Cook, Ernest Edward (1865–1955)’, "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50036, accessed 1 July 2006]

External links

* [http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/ Ernest Cook Trust Website]