Sir William Fothergill Cooke (4 May 1806--25 June 1879) was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph, for which a patent was filed in May of 1837, and granted on June 12th, 1837.
Sir William Fothergill Cooke (4 May 1806--25 June 1879) was for which a patent was filed in May of 1837, and granted on June 12th, 1837. This was with Charles Wheatstone. Charles Wheatstone was the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph.