Francis Cockrell

Francis Cockrell
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byCarl Schurz
Succeeded byWilliam Warner
Personal details
Born
Francis Marion Cockrell

(1834-10-01)October 1, 1834
Warrensburg, Missouri
DiedDecember 13, 1915(1915-12-13) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
Signature
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865 (CSA)
RankBrigadier General
Unit1st Missouri Infantry Regiment
Commands2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment
First Missouri Brigade
French's Division
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Cockrell in military uniform, January 1864
Relief portrait by Allen George Newman at Vicksburg National Military Park

Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834 – December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.