John Alexander Cocke was an American politician and that represented Tennessee as amember of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Virginia in 1772. He moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1793, and practiced in Hawkins County. Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Nottoway County is a county located in the state of Virginia, USA. As of 2000, the population is 15,725. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Hawkins County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ...

He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1796, 1797, 1807, 1809, 1812, and again in 1837. He served as speaker in 1812 and 1837. He served in the Tennessee Senate between 1799 and 1801. He served as major general of the Tennessee Volunteers in the Creek War in 1813 and as colonel of a regiment of Tennessee riflemen, under General Andrew Jackson, at New Orleans. The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the formal name of the Tennessee state legislature. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The Creek War of 1813-1814 began as a civil war within the Creek Nation. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), first governor of Florida (1821), hero of the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

Cocke was as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, as a Jacksonian Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress. During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Indian Affairs. The Democratic-Republican party was a United States political party, which evolved early in the history of the United States. ... Sixteenth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... Seventeenth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... Eighteenth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... Nineteenth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ...

John Cocke engaged in agricultural pursuits, founded a school for deaf mutes in Knoxville, Tennessee, and again became a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1843. He died in Rutledge, Tennessee on February 16, 1854. He was interred at Methodist Church Cemetery. He was the son of U.S. Senator William Cocke and the uncle of U.S. representative William Michael Cocke. Deaf-mute was a historic reference made by hearing people to identify a person who was deaf and did not know how to speak. ... Nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas Official website: www. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Rutledge is a town located in Grainger County, Tennessee. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from an edition with drawings by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou. ... William Cocke (1748 – 1828) was, along with William Blount, the first United States Senator from Tennessee. ...

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