Cocke, Joseph.
Biographical notes:
Austin, Texas, attorney. Trustee for the Yellow House Land Company and son-in-law of Malcolm H. Reed, organizer of the company. Cocke heard many cases directly involving his relations and the Yellow House Company, which bought 300,000 acres of land in Lamb and Hockley Counties of Texas from the George W. Littlefield estate and resold it in small plots to farmer. Also taught courses for the Austin, Texas, chapter of the American Institute of Banking.
From the description of Papers, 1932-1942. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24323943
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Subjects:
- Banks and banking
- Land companies
- Lawyers
- Real estate development
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- Texas--Hockley County (as recorded)
- Hockley County (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas--Lamb County (as recorded)
- Austin (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
- Lamb County (Tex.) (as recorded)
