The Political Graveyard: Cocke family of Tennessee

Cocke family of Tennessee

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William Cocke (1747-1828) — Born in Amelia County, Va., September 6, 1747. Father of John Alexander Cocke; grandfather of Frederick Bird Smith Cocke and William Michael Cocke; great-great-grandfather of William Alexander Cocke. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97, 1797, 1799-1805; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1809-12; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1822. Died in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., August 22, 1828. Interment at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Miss. Cocke County, Tenn. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Alexander Cocke (1772-1854) — of Tennessee. Born in Brunswick, Brunswick County, Va., December 7, 1772. Son of William Cocke; father of Frederick Bird Smith Cocke; uncle of William Michael Cocke; great-grandfather of William Alexander Cocke. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1796-97, 1807-09, 1812, 1837; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1812, 1837; member of Tennessee state senate, 1799-1801, 1843; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1819-27 (at-large 1819-25, 2nd District 1825-27). Died in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tenn., February 16, 1854. Interment at Methodist Church Cemetery, Rutledge, Tenn.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick Bird Smith Cocke (1813-1903) — of Texas. Born in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tenn., February 13, 1813. Grandson of William Cocke; son of John Alexander Cocke; grandfather of William Alexander Cocke. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1861-63, 1879; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875. Died in Center Point, Kerr County, Tex., April 28, 1903. Interment at Cocke Family Cemetery, Near Buda, Hays County, Tex.
William Michael Cocke (1815-1896) — of Tennessee. Born in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tenn., July 16, 1815. Grandson of William Cocke; nephew of John Alexander Cocke. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1845-49. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 6, 1896. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Alexander Cocke (1874-c.1954) — of Texas. Born in Nuecestown, Nueces County, Tex., September 24, 1874. Great-great-grandson of William Cocke; great-grandson of John Alexander Cocke; grandson of Frederick Bird Smith Cocke. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1906. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Interment somewhere in Little Rock, Ark.

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