Thomas S. Bocock

Thomas Stanley Bocock (May 18, 1815 – August 5, 1891) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born at Buckingham Court House in Buckingham, Virginia, Bocock was educated by private teachers as a child. He went on to graduate from Hampden-Sydney College in 1838, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840, commencing practice in Buckingham Court House. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1842 to 1844 and was the prosecuting attorney for Appomattox County, Virginia in 1845 and 1846. Bocock was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1846, serving from 1847 to 1861. There he served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs from 1853 to 1855 and again from 1857 to 1859. He was elected a Democrat to the Confederate States House of Representatives in 1861, serving until 1865 and was Speaker of the Confederate States House of Representatives from 1862 to 1865. Afterwards, Bocock served in House of Delegates again from 1877 to 1879 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868, 1876 and 1880. He died in Appomattox County, Virginia on August 5, 1891 and was intered at Old Bocock Cemetery near Wildway, Virginia.

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Preceded by Edmund W. Hubard	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th congressional district March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Succeeded by William Goode
Preceded by Paulus Powell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861	Succeeded by Robert Ridgway⁽¹⁾
Preceded by (none)	Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from Virginia 1861 – 1862	Succeeded by (none)
	Member of the C.S. House of Representatives from Virginia February 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
	Speaker of the Confederate States House of Representatives February 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
Notes and references
1. Because of Virginia's secession, the House seat was vacant for almost nine years before Ridgway succeeded Bocock.