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James Cock (21?〔 31?〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Former Member of Parliament Details )〕 August 1833 – 25 November 1901) was a politician in colonial South Australia. Cock was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, and was the youngest son of a family which emigrated to South Australia on the HMS ''Buffalo'', one of the First Fleet of South Australia, under Captain Hindmarsh. :His father, Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871), a land agent and auctioneer, led the first exploration party from Adelaide to Lake Alexandrina in 1837, crossing the creek which was named for him (now named Cox's Creek). He was also the first white man to set foot on the site of Whyalla In 1838 Robert Cock sold much of his business to John Bentham Neales. He operated a farm in Magill with William Ferguson (who did the practical work), then ran farms at Oakbank around 1840, which he named "Mount Annan", and Balhannah, moved to Victoria with the gold rush, settled for a time in Portland and finally in 1853 moved to Mount Gambier, where he ran a brewery. James accompanied his parents to Mount Gambier and after marriage lived at Suttontown, then purchased a valuable farm at Torrensdale, later occupied by J. P. Kennedy. He also had a carrying business, and with his brother John got the contract to construct part of the telegraph line from Mount Gambier to Adelaide. In 1864 he left for Bowen, Queensland, where he carried on business for about three years, then returned to "The Mount", and resumed farming, also working with his brother John as a contractor. He took up a large area of land in the Millicent area, but he lost much of his cattle and sheep to disease and was forced to relinquish the property. He then went into business as an agent and produce merchant in Mount Gambier. James Cock was a councillor of Mount Gambier West for two terms, and was an active member of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society. In every capacity be displayed the highest integrity, and was esteemed and trusted by everyone in the district. He was a prominent member of the Mount Gambier Wesleyan Methodist church, and for nearly 40 years a lay preacher. He was a leader of the temperance movement and a total abstainer for 46 years. He joined the Rechabites anound 1865. He was appointed Justice of the Peace. He stood for election to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Victoria at the by-election of October 1888 brought about by the death of the Daniel Livingston, but was unsuccessful.〔 This article's assertion, that James's grandfather was on the ''Buffalo'', is hard to verify.〕 He stood again at the next general election and was successful, and served from April 1890. Towards the end of his third term his health gave way, and he was forced to apply for an extended leave of absence, and retired when Parliament expired in April 1899. His colleagues during his parliamentary career were John Osman, George Riddoch and James Toulmin Morris. He died after several years of poor health and a series of strokes which prevented him leaving his home for several months, and was mostly confined to bed. ==Family== Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871) married Elizabeth "Betty" Wishart in 1823. He married again, to Catherine Christie ( – ) on 28 May 1832; they emigrated to South Australia in 1836 with their family: *Elizabeth Cock (1824 – 1852) married James Benney ( – ) of Balhannah on 11 December 1846 *Christian (not Christina) Cock (1825 – 7 December 1867) married Dr. Henry Chambers (1816 – 10 July 1881) of Nairne on 15 March 1847. :He married again, in 1868, to Annie Jessie Tapley née Helmore. Chambers was a nephew of Capt. Matthew Flinders. *Nancy Cock (1828 – 23 November 1848) married John Kelly (1819–1892) of Cumberland Farm, Mount Barker on 9 November 1847 *Robert Cock (c. 1828 – 16 December 1884) brewer of Balhannah, then Kyneton, Victoria *James Cock (1833–1901) married Magdalene Williams (1842 – 24 July 1923) on 4 October 1861 : *Anne Cock ( – ) married William Henry Collins ( – ) on 6 January 1886, lived at Mount Gambier : *second daughter Mary Cock (c. 1865 – 27 July 1899) married W. H. Kilsby ( – ) lived at Mount Gambier : *Andrew O. Cock ( – ) of Broken Hill : *third daughter Catherine Cock ( – ) married Alfred Ernest Tozer of Port Wakefield ( – ) on 3 October 1900; they lived at Scott's Creek : *David G. Cock ( – ) of Mount Barker : *Jane Rosetta "Jean" Cock ( – 14 September 1936) *Catherine Cock (c. 1835 – 14 October 1881) married William Warren ( – ) on 30 June 1855 later children included: *Jane Cock (1838 – 23 February 1862) married Edward Squire ( – ) *John Cock (c. 1840 – 29 December 1913) married Sarah ( – ) *Ann Cock (c. January 1847 – 29 September 1861) *son (11 July 1849 – ) presumably died in infancy Robert Cock's father, also named Robert Cock (c. 1776 – 16 December 1839) arrived in South Australia on the ''Catherine Jamieson'' in December 1838; and brothers Alexander (c. 1809 – 10 July 1872) and his wife Mary Cock, née Thomson (1807 – 6 December 1885), and James ( – ) and his wife Christina Cock ( – ) (same person as Elizabeth Cock (c. 1802 – 31 January 1846)?) in November 1838 on the ''Rajasthan'', chartered by Robert Cock; brother William Cock ( – ) arrived on ''Waterloo'' in June 1840.〔 It seems there were two William Cocks on that boat, both with families - further information would be helpful.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Cock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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