. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . Hon. Townsend D. Cock. Townsend D. Cock was born at Locust Valley, on thefarm on which he now resides, on the 3d day of Decernber 1838. His father was Alfred Cock, and his motherwas Phebe Ann Townsend, a daughter of Jackson The author of the Townsend Memorial,in speaking of the subject of this, sketch, says: Thisgentleman is most appropriately named, being descendedin ten different ways from the three Townsend brothers. The foundation of Mr. Cocks education was la
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . Hon. Townsend D. Cock. Townsend D. Cock was born at Locust Valley, on thefarm on which he now resides, on the 3d day of Decernber 1838. His father was Alfred Cock, and his motherwas Phebe Ann Townsend, a daughter of Jackson The author of the Townsend Memorial,in speaking of the subject of this, sketch, says: Thisgentleman is most appropriately named, being descendedin ten different ways from the three Townsend brothers. The foundation of Mr. Cocks education was laid atthe district school, and later he was a student at the pri-vate school founded and maintained for so many yearsby that successful educator Lot Cornelius. In 1867 Mr. Cock was chosen supervisor of the townof Oyster Bay, in which position he was continued by thepeople until April 1872. In the fall of 1871 the Democratic party of the districtselected him as its candidate for State senator. After anactive and exciting canvass Mr. Cock was successful, re-ceiving a majority of 868. He had the support of manyof the
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