Background
Southall, James Cocke was born on April 2, 1828 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Valentine Wood and Martha (Cocke) Southall.
Southall, James Cocke was born on April 2, 1828 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Valentine Wood and Martha (Cocke) Southall.
Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1846.
Founder Charlottesville Review, circa 1860. Purchaser Charlottesville Daily Chronicle, 1865, editor, 1865-1868. Chief editor Richmond (Virginia) Enquirer, 1868-1874.
Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1867.
Assistant to superintendent public instruction, 1874. Purchaser (with Review William T. Richardson) Central Presbyterian, 1880, editor, 1880-1889.
Author: The Recent Origin of Manitoba, 1875. Manitoba’s Age in the World, 1878.
Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1867.
Married Eliza Sharp, November 10, 1869, 2 children.