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William W. Cocks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1905 (1905-03-04) – March 3, 1911 (1911-03-03)
Preceded byTownsend Scudder
Succeeded byMartin W. Littleton
Member of the New York State Assembly (Queens and Nassau Co.)
In office
1904
Member of the New York State Senate (2nd District)
In office
1901–1902
Personal details
Born(1861-07-24)July 24, 1861
Old Westbury, New York, US
DiedMay 24, 1932(1932-05-24) (aged 70)
Old Westbury, New York, US
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSwarthmore College

William Willets Cocks (July 24, 1861 – May 24, 1932) was an American politician who served three terms as from New York from 1905 to 1911.

Life[edit]

Born in Old Westbury, Long Island, he attended private schools and Swarthmore College. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

He was elected Commissioner of Highways of the Town of North Hempstead in 1894, and was re-elected in 1896 and again in 1898. He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) in 1901 and 1902; a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens and Nassau Co.) in 1904; and a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention.

Cocks was elected as a Republican to the 59th, 60th and 61st United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1911.[1]

William Cocks was a member of the board of managers of Swarthmore College and was president of the Friends AcademyinLocust Valley. He was vice president of the Roslyn Savings Bank and was a director of the Bank of Westbury and the Bank of Hicksville. Cocks was President of the Village of Old Westbury from its incorporation in 1924 until his death there in 1932; interment was in Friends Cemetery, Westbury.

His son, William Burling "Burley" Cocks (1915–1998) was a U.S. Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.[2] [3]

Congressman Frederick Cocks Hicks was a brother to William W. Cocks.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MRS. WILLIAM W. COCKS". The New York Times. November 14, 1938. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  • ^ "Burley Cocks, 82, Steeplechase Trainer". The New York Times. February 11, 1998. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  • ^ "W. Burling Cocks". National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  • New York State Senate
    Preceded by

    James Norton

    New York State Senate
    2nd District

    1901–1902
    Succeeded by

    Luke A. Keenan

    New York State Assembly
    Preceded by

    George W. Doughty

    New York State Assembly
    Queens and Nassau Counties

    1904
    Succeeded by

    William G. Miller

    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    Townsend Scudder

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from New York's 1st congressional district

    1905–1911
    Succeeded by

    Martin W. Littleton


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