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  • John Hartwell Cocke
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  • John Hartwell Cocke II (or Jr.) (September 19, 1780 – June 24, 1866) 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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serviceyears
  • 1812
Birth Date
  • 1780-09-19
Commands
death place
  • Bremo Bluff, Virginia, USA
Name
  • John Hartwell Cocke
Caption
  • John Hartwell Cocke of Bremo
Birth Place
  • Surry County, Virginia, USA
death date
  • 1866-06-24
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of America
Battles
laterwork
  • Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia
  • Builder of Bremo Plantation
abstract
  • John Hartwell Cocke II (or Jr.) (September 19, 1780 – June 24, 1866) 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.