John Hartwell Cocke
Military Person
1780 – 1866
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Who was John Hartwell Cocke?
John Hartwell Cocke II was an American military officer, planter and businessman. During the War of 1812, Cocke was a brigadier general of the Virginia militia.
After his military service, he invested in the James River and Kanawha Company and helped Thomas Jefferson establish the University of Virginia. The family estate that Cocke built at Bremo Plantation is now a National Historic Landmark.
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- Born
- Sep 19, 1780
Surry County - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- College of William and Mary
- Died
- Jun 24, 1866
Bremo Bluff
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on July 23, 2013
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