William Cocke

William Cocke
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805
Preceded byJoseph Anderson
Succeeded byDaniel Smith
In office
August 2, 1796 – September 26, 1797
Preceded byHimself (Shadow Senator from the Southwest Territory)
Succeeded byAndrew Jackson
United States Shadow Senator
from the Southwest Territory
In office
March 30, 1796 – August 2, 1796
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byHimself (U.S. Senator from Tennessee)
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1813–1813
Personal details
Born1748
Amelia County, Virginia, British America
DiedAugust 22, 1828 (aged 79–80)
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceNorth Carolina militia
Years of servicec. 1776
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

William Cocke (1748 – August 22, 1828) was an American lawyer, pioneer, and statesman. He has the distinction of having served in the state legislatures of four different states: Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and was one of the first two United States senators for Tennessee.