William Michael Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives. Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...

He was born in Rutledge, Tennessee on July 16, 1815. He pursued classical studies and graduated from East Tennessee College at Knoxville, Tennessee. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Rutledge and Nashville. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Rutledge is a town located in Grainger County, Tennessee. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas, 865 Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Coordinates: Cities in Tennessee Tennessee  - Mayor Bill Haslam (R) Area    - City 254. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ...

He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. During the Thirtieth Congress, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1848. He held many local and state offices afterward, before dying in Nashville on February 6, 1896. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was the grandson of William Cocke and the nephew of John Alexander Cocke. The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. ... Twenty-ninth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... Thirtieth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... For the musician, see Burial (musician). ... Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 250 acre (1 km²) cemetery located in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Mount Olivet has been continuously operated since its initial establishment in 1856. ... William Cocke William Cocke (September 6, 1747–August 22, 1828) was an American lawyer, pioneer, and statesman. ... John Alexander Cocke was an American politician and that represented Tennessee as amember of the United States House of Representatives. ...

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