William Mordecai Cooke
William Mordecai Cooke, Sr. (born December 11, 1823 in Portsmouth , Virginia , † April 14, 1863 in Petersburg , Virginia) was an American politician from the 19th century .
Cooke served as a judge in Missouri in 1849 . After the secession of his home state Missouri, he represented it first in the Provisional Confederate Congress and then in the 1st Confederate Congress until his death in 1863 . He also served as a Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War .
He found his final resting place in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis , Missouri, where he was last reburied.
Web links
- The Political Graveyard (Engl.)
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| SURNAME | Cooke, William Mordecai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooke, William Mordecai Sr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | confederate politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portsmouth , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1863 |
| Place of death | Petersburg , Virginia |