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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 .
Thomas Salem Bocock 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.
Quick Facts. Significance: Served as Appomattox County's First Commonwealth Attorney. Place of Birth: Buckingham, Virginia. Date of Birth: May 18, 1815. Place of Death: Appomattox County, Virginia. Date of Death: August 5, 1891. Cemetery Name: Old Bocock Cemetery. A Powerful Politician.
It was constructed in 1849 to 1850 by Thomas S. Bocock and Henry F. Bocock, brothers. Thomas was a member of the United States Congress and Speaker of the Confederate House of Representatives. At the time, Henry was Clerk of the Court for Appomattox County.
Nearly half of the collection consists of the papers of Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891).
Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia from March 11, 1847 to March 3, 1861. Attorney in Appomattox County, Virginia in 1850. Owned thirty-three enslaved persons in Appomattox County in 1850. Attorney in Appomattox County in 1860. Employed Anna D. Stephens in Appomattox County in 1860.
Mar 30, 2013 · Thomas S. Bocock, lawyer and politician, was born in present-day Appomattox Co. (then part of Buckingham Co.) on 18 May 1815. In 1846, he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives and served there until 1861.
