About William A. Hocker
Lived 1844 – 1918 (aged 73–74). William A. Hocker was an American politician.
Painted portrait of Florida's 32nd Supreme Court Justice William A. Hocker (circa 1903)
William Adams Hocker (December 5, 1844 – July 17, 1918) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from January 6, 1903, to January 5, 1915.
Born in Buckingham County, Virginia, to William Hocker and Susan Mildred Lewis, Hocker was descended from early Virginia settler Ambrose Cobbs. He served in Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry during the American Civil War, and his company was General Lee's bodyguard at Appomattox. and as a state's attorney. He was survived by his second wife, and three of his four children.
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American judge
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William A. Hocker was born in 1844.
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William A. Hocker died in 1918.
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William A. Hocker was a politician.
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