Sir Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks KBE (27 May 1862 – 25 April 1943) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
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Cocks was born at Wild Duck Creek, near Heathcote, Victoria and educated at a state school at Richmond before entering retailing at 14. He married Elizabeth Agnes Gibb in 1884 and they had a son and a daughter. He established a business of wholesale jewellers and opticians, Arthur Cocks & Co. He was a member of the Sydney Municipal Council from 1906 to 1914 and was Lord Mayor in 1913.[1]
Cocks represented St Leonards from 1910 to 1920 and North Shore from 1920 to 1925, initially for the Commonwealth Liberal Party and then the Nationalist Party. He was Colonial Treasurer from 1922 to 1925 in the Fuller ministry.[2]
Cocks died at Mosman, New South Wales and survived his wife and children.[1]
Cocks was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1925.
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Clark |
Member for St
Leonards 1910 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Abolished |
| Preceded by New seat |
Member for North
Shore 1920 – 1925 Served alongside: Arthur, Murphy, Reid/Fell, Weaver |
Succeeded by Alick Kay |
   | Sir (Alfred) Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks (1862 - 1943) - Sir (Alfred) Arthur Alfred Clement COCKS [Former Member] |
| | Cocks, Sir Arthur Alfred Clement (1862 - 1943) - Cocks, Sir Arthur Alfred Clement (1862 - 1943) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online |
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