Search results
Francis Cockrell attended local schools and Chapel Hill College in Lafayette County, Missouri, graduating in July 1853; He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, practicing law in Warrensburg until the outbreak of the Civil War.
Francis Cockrell attended local schools and Chapel Hill College in Lafayette County, Missouri, graduating in July 1853; He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, practicing law in Warrensburg until the outbreak of the Civil War.
Francis M. Cockrell was born on 14 December 1906 in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Outer Limits (1963) and Professor Beware (1938).
- Writer, Director
- December 14, 1906
- Francis M. Cockrell
- April 13, 1987
- Early Life
- Civil War
- Postbellum Career
- References
- External Links
Cockrell was born in Warrensburg, Missouri. His older brother was Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell, who was a congressman from Texas in the 1890s. Francis Cockrell attended local schools and Chapel Hill College in Lafayette County, Missouri, graduating in July 1853; He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, practicing law in Warrensburg until t...
At the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, Cockrell joined the Missouri State Guard as a captain. After transferring to the Confederate army and being promoted to colonel, he was an important leader in the Vicksburg Campaign and was wounded in the hand by an exploding shell during the Siege of Vicksburg. Cockrell distinguished himself at t...
In 1874, Cockrell, who became a member of the United States Democratic Party, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri by the state legislature. He served in the Senate from 1875 to 1905, when he retired. He held several committee chairmanships, including the chairmanships of the Claims Committee, Engrossed Bills Committee and Appropriations Co...
Bailey, Anne, "Francis Marion Cockrell", The Confederate General, Vol. 2, Davis, William C., and Julie Hoffman (eds.), National Historical Society, 1991, ISBN 0-918678-64-1.Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.Williamson, Hugh P. "Correspondence of Senator Francis Marion Cockrell: December 23, 1885-March 24, 1888." Bulletin of the Missouri Historical Society28 (July 1969): 296-305.Republic of Égyptien Q42 user:mgbtrust0 ®™✓©§∆∆∆€¢£. "Francis Cockrell". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9913. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
Francis M. Cockrell was an American television writer known for his work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, and Batman. His wife was fellow writer Marian B. Cockrell.
In the common schools of his native county his initiatory training was received, and there he prepared himself for the academic course subsequently pursued in Chapel Hill College, Lafayette County, Mo., which had then attained a high reputation as an institution of learning, and had turned out some of the most brilliant scholars; in the State ...
People also ask
Which schools did Francis Cockrell attend?
Who was Francis Marion Cockrell?
Where did Dr Cockerill go to college?
Who was Joseph Cockrell?
Francis M. Cockrell (1834-1915) was a lawyer and U.S. senator from Missouri who served as an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In Alabama, Cockrell was one of the commanding officers of the Confederate defenses in the Battle of Fort Blakeley, in Baldwin County, on April 9, 1865.
