Mark R. Cockrill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1788
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: farmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Mark R. Cockrill
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- Cockrill (1788-1872) was an American cattleman, horse breeder and planter.
- He was the owner of a large farm in Davidson County, Tennessee and a cotton plantation with 300 slaves in Mississippi.
- He won many prizes for his sheep-rearing both nationally and internationally, and he became known as the "Wool King of the World".
- He was a multi-millionaire prior to the American Civil War, and he loaned gold to the Confederate States of America during the war.
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