Benjamin F. Cockrill Jr.

Benjamin F. Cockrill Jr. was born in Tennessee in 1866.[1] His father, Benjamin F. Cockrill, was the son of Mark R. Cockrill, a planter known as the "Wool King of the World".[2] His paternal grandfather, John Cockrill, was a settler in Nashville, and his paternal great-grandfather, John Cockrill, was a Welsh-born planter of Scottish descent.[3] His mother, Sarah "Sallie" Foster, was the daughter of Senator Ephraim H. Foster.[4]

Cockrill graduated from Washington and Lee University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1883.[1]

Cockrill was a farmer in Nashville.[1] He raised stock in Warrenton, Virginia from 1890 to 1896, only to return to his Nashville farm.[1] He established a new farm in West Nashville in 1902.[1]

Cockrill was a member of the Democratic Party.[1] He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1902 to 1905, representing Davidson County.[1]

Cockrill married Willie Christen on November 26, 1887.[1] They had two sons and two daughters. He was a member of the West Nashville Presbyterian Church, the Knights of Pythias, and the Royal Arcanum.[1]

Cockrill died on March 3, 1936.[5] He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.