| Authorised form of name | Cock; George (c1615 - 1679); merchant |
| Other forms of surname | Cocke |
| Dates | c1615 - 1679 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 25 April 1615 |
| Place of death | The parish of St Clement Danes, London, England, Europe |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Europe (25 April 1615) |
| Occupation | Soldier; Merchant |
| Activity | Career:
Fought on the Royalist side in the Civil War; exiled (1649-1660); agent of the Eastland Company in Danzig whilst abroad; Searcher of the Port of Newcastle (1660); in the service of the Admiralty; Steward for Sick and Wounded Seamen (1664); owned a tanning works in Limerick; member of the Newcastle Merchants Company |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/03/1666 |
| Proposer | William Brouncker |
| Relationships | Parents: Garrett Cock
Married: 1) Anna Maria Solomons; 2) Mary ?
Children: John Cock; George Cock; Matthew Cock; William Cock |
| OtherInfo | As a support of the king during the Civil Wars, he was arrested in 1643, released in exchange for a parliamentary prisoner, but then re-captured at the siege of Newcastle in 1644. He was an experienced and respected merchant and appears frequently in Samuel Pepys' (FRS 1663) diary. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; ODNB
Notes:
Possible death date of March 1679 |
| Code | NA5022 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| DM/5/73C | 'Captain Cock is desired' | c.1660s |