William Mordecai Cooke Sr.
William Mordecai Cooke Sr. (December 11, 1823 – April 14, 1863) was a prominent Confederate politician.
William Mordecai Cooke Sr. | |
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| Member of the First Confederate Congress for Missouri | |
| In office 1862 – April 14, 1863 | |
| Member of the Provisional Confederate Congress for Missouri | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1823 Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Died | April 14, 1863 (aged 39) Petersburg, Virginia |
| Spouse |
Elise von Phul (m. 1846) |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | University of Virginia School of Law |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician |
Biography
William Mordecai Cooke was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 11, 1823.[1]
He earned a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1843, and later moved to Missouri, where he briefly served as a judge.[1]
He married Elise von Phul in St. Louis on November 17, 1846, and they had seven children.[1]
He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress in 1861 to 1862, and in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1863. He died in office, in Petersburg, Virginia on April 14, 1863.[1][2]
References
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 302. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
- "Cooke". The Political Graveyard. December 20, 2015.
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