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Sir William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke, 10th Baronet (21 June 1872 – 11 June 1964) was a soldier, breeder of racehorses and orchid breeder.

He served as a lieutenant the East Kent Regiment and the Yorkshire Dragoons and held the office of High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1903-1904. He moved from Wheatley Hall in 1911 to Ranby Hall in Lincolnshire, and after a period spent living in London he settled in Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire where he started an orchid collection at Wyld Court and became a pioneer of orchid breeding, in particular cymbidiums. Part of his collection was moved to the Quinta da Boa Vista on Madeira by his daughter while remainder became known as Wyld Court Orchids, which in turn become the Living Rainforest park.

References

1. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage 107th edition ISBN 978-0971196629
2. Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers 1994 Taylor & Francis, London ISBN 9780850668438

• 1872 births
• 1964 deaths
• Baronets in the Baronetage of England
• High sheriffs of Yorkshire