William Mordecai Cooke Sr.

William Mordecai Cooke Sr. (December 11, 1823 – April 14, 1863) was a prominent Confederate States of America politician.

William Mordecai Cooke Sr.
Member of the First Confederate Congress for Missouri
In office 1862 – April 14, 1863
Member of the Provisional Confederate Congress for Missouri
In office 1861–1862
Personal details
Born	(1823-12-11)December 11, 1823 Portsmouth, Virginia
Died	April 14, 1863(1863-04-14) (aged 39) Petersburg, Virginia
Spouse	Elise von Phul ​ (m. 1846)​
Children	7
Education	University of Virginia School of Law
Occupation	Jurist, politician

Biography

Cooke was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on December 11, 1823. He earned a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1843 and later moved to Missouri, where he was briefly a judge. He married Elise von Phul in St. Louis on November 17, 1846, and they had seven children..^[1]

He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress in 1861 to 1862, and in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1863. He died in office, in Petersburg, Virginia, on April 14, 1863.^[1][2]