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a member of the common council of New York city, 1883, and chairman of a committee of that body and of the New York chamber of commerce and of the New York historical society, to arrange to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the evacuation of New York by the British, Nov. 25, 1788, and was grand marshal of the day. In 1889 he declined the united mission to Uru- guay and Paraguay, tendered by President Grant, anJ the came year was second in command in the centennial celebration of the inauguration of General Washington as President. As an orator General Cochrane made memorable speeches. in 18."38, on transferring to the custody of Virginia the remams of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States; at the great mass meeting in Union square m 1861, at the Astor House, New York, on the occasion of a serenade to Secretary of War Cameron, Nov. 4, 1861, in which he was the first to advocate arming the slaves as a military necessity; and in camp near Washington, when visited by Secretary Cameron, Nov. 13, 1861, in which he repeated his demands to arm the slaves, and which called forth orders from the Confederate commanders not to take Colonel Cochrane prisoner, but to shoot him in battle. He was elected a member of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1857 and in 1897 was made presi- dent of the New York state society. He was a member of the New York chamber of commerce; of the St. Nicholas society; of the New York historical society; a sachem of the Tammany societj^; chairman of Tammany Hall general committee; a member of the Military order in the state of New York of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and president of the New York state commandery; a member of the Army of the Potomac; of the Sons of the Revolution; and of the Grand Army of the Republic. He died in New York city, Feb. 7, 1898.

COCK, Thomas, physician, was born in Glen Cove, N.Y., in 1782. He removed to New York city and entered the ofifice of Valentine Seaman, M.D., as a student and was subsequently admitted into partnership with that physician. He was graduated M.D. from Columbia college in 1805, was profes.sor of anatomy and physiology in Queen's (afterward Rutgers) college, 1812-26; visiting physician to the New York hospital, 1819-34, and consulting physician from 1834; was elected a fellow of the College of physicians and surgeons in 1820; was vice-president of that institution, 1827-55, and pre.sident, 1855-58, and president of the New York academy of medicine in 1852. He rendered faitliful and efficient service during the epidemics of yellow fever in 1822 and cholera in 1832, in acknowledgment of which the municipal government presented him with a silver service. He was vice president of

the American bible society at the time of his death. He died in New York city, June 14. 18G9.

COCKE, John, representative, was born in Washington county, Va., in 1772; son of Gen. William and Sarah (Maclin) Cocke; grandson of Abraham Cocke and great^ grandson of Richard Cocke, who came to Virginia prior to 1632 and settled on the James river in Henrico county. He removed to Tennessee with his father who became a United States senator, and he was there admitted to the bar in 1793. In 1796 he was elected a member of the first state legisla- ture, and was continuously re-elected, serving for many years as speaker of the lower house. Subsequently he was elected state senator. He was a representative from Tennessee in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th congresses, 1819-27. He was l^rominent in the Florida and Creek wars; was a major-general in the U.S. army, and had a fierce controversy with Gen. Andrew Jackson, who was his superior in command and who had him cashiered. Parton, in his " Life of Andrew Jack- son, " blames Jackson and states that General Cocke was completely vindicated on the trial. He founded a school for deaf mutes at KnoxviUe, Tenn. He died in Rutledge, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1854.

COCKE, John Hart well, soldier, was born in Surry county, Va., Sept. 19, 1780; son of John Hartwell and Elizabeth (Kennon) Cocke; and great* grandson of Richard Cocke, who came to Virginia prior to 1632 and settled on the James river in Henrico county. He was graduated at AV^illiam and Mary college in 1798. He removed from Surry county to his estate "Bremo," Flu- vanna county, Va., in 1808. In the war of 1812 he commanded a brigade in Virginia and was distin- guished as a soldier and a strict disciplinarian. He was oae of the six members named by the executive of Virginia in 1816, to form the board of visitors which planned and founded the University of Virginia, and it is believed that he was never absent from any of its meetings in the period of forty years during which he continued a member. He was a liberal promoter of the Bible and Tract societies, and for many years a member of the A.B.C.F.M. He was married Dec. 25, 1802, to Anne Blaws, daughter of Dr. Philip Barraud of Norfolk, Va. He died at " Bremo,"' Fluvanna county, Va., June 24, 1866.

COCKE, Philip St. George, soldier, was born in Fluvanna county, Va., April 17, 1809; son of Gen. John Hartwell and Anne Blaws (Barraud) Cocke; grandson of John Hartwell Cocke; and grand.son five degrees removed of Richard Cocke, who was a member of the house of burgesses in 1632 and progenitor of the main line of the Cocke famil}' of Virginia. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy, West Point, N."V!., in 1832, and served at Huntsville, Ala., as lieutenant in