Thomas S. Bocock

Thomas S. Bocock
Official portrait, c. 1857
Speaker of the
Confederate States House of Representatives
In office
February 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
PresidentJefferson Davis
Preceded byHowell Cobb (President of the Provisional Congress)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the
C.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
February 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byPaulus Powell
Succeeded byWilliam Goode
Constituency5th district (1847–1853)
4th district (1853–1861)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Buckingham County
In office
December 5, 1842 – December 2, 1844
Preceded byJohn W. Haskins
Succeeded byThomas H. Flood
Personal details
Born
Thomas Salem Bocock

(1815-05-18)May 18, 1815
Buckingham, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1891(1891-08-05) (aged 76)
Appomattox County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeOld Bocock Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHampden–Sydney College

Thomas Salem Bocock (May 18, 1815 – August 5, 1891) was a Confederate politician and lawyer from Virginia. After serving as an antebellum United States Congressman, he was the speaker of the Confederate States House of Representatives during most of the American Civil War.