Brigadier-General John Hartwell Cocke II was an American military officer, planter and businessman. During the War of 1812, Cocke served in the Virginia militia. After his military service, he invested in the James River and Kanawha Canal and helped Thomas Jefferson establish the University of Virginia. The family home Cocke built at Bremo Plantation is now a National Historic Landmark.
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 19, 1780
- Died
- June 24, 1866
