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Cockrill is a descendant of the 19th century [[U.S. Senator]] Chester Ashley (1791–1848) of Arkansas,<ref name=cockrill/> the co-founder of the politically-connected Rose Law Firm in Little Rock and the namesake of Ashley County in south Arkansas. Another Sterling Robertson Cockrill, a native of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], became the youngest ever chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He died in 1901 at the age of fifty-three. Chief Justice Cockrill's wife was a granddaughter of Senator Ashley; their son was named Ashley Cockrill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=6946|title=Sterling Robertson Cockrill (1847–1901)|publisher=''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref>
Cockrill is a descendant of the 19th century [[U.S. Senator]] Chester Ashley (1791–1848) of Arkansas,<ref name=cockrill/> the co-founder of the politically-connected Rose Law Firm in Little Rock and the namesake of Ashley County in south Arkansas. Another Sterling Robertson Cockrill, a native of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], became the youngest ever chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He died in 1901 at the age of fifty-three. Chief Justice Cockrill's wife was a granddaughter of Senator Ashley; their son was named Ashley Cockrill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=6946|title=Sterling Robertson Cockrill (1847–1901)|publisher=''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref>
Cockrill served in the [[United States Navy]] during the closing days of [[World War II]] and in the [[Korean War]]. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and joined the insurance agency owned by his father in Little Rock. Cockrill and his wife, the former Adrienne Storey, have two daughters.<ref name=cockrill/>
Cockrill served in the [[United States Navy]] during the closing days of [[World War II]] and in the [[Korean War]]. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and joined the insurance agency owned by his father in Little Rock. Cockrill and his wife, the former Adrienne Storey (born 1926), have two daughters.<ref name=cockrill/>
==Political career==
==Political career==