William W. Cocks
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William W. Cocks | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Townsend Scudder |
| Succeeded by | Martin 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 | July 24, 1861 |
| Died | May 24, 1932 (aged 70) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
William Willets Cocks (July 24, 1861 – May 24, 1932) was an American politician who served three terms from New York from 1905 to 1911.
Life
[edit | edit source]Born in Old Westbury, Long Island, he attended private schools and Swarthmore College. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.[citation needed]
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 Academy in Locust Valley. He was vice president of the Roslyn Savings Bank and 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.
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- 1861 births
- 1932 deaths
- Politicians from Nassau County, New York
- Republican Party New York (state) state senators
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Swarthmore College alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Old Westbury, New York
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 20th-century United States representatives