His grandfather was Asaph Cooke (1720-1792). His first name commemorates the framing of the United States Constitution in 1787, the year of his birth. He was educated at Union College in Schenectady.
The individual's grandfather, Asaph Cooke (1720-1792), was named after the year the United States Constitution was drafted in 1787, the same year he was born. He attended Union College in Schenectady.