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now one of two survivors of the bar of lS40. the other being the illustri- ous and venerable Gen. Albert Pike of Washington City. Mr. Bocage practiced his profession here for years, and was attorney for the State for the Second judicial district from 1S44 to 1S49, being also judge of the county court. He was also school commissioner of the entire county under the old law, for four years, and during that time held all the funds for the county. He held q number of special commissions and now has in his possession eleven civ il commissions. The excellent man. ner in which he discharged his off cial duties is too well-known to need any additional words ofcompliment; suffice it to say that no man ever filled the office in so capable and eff eient manner. On the breaking out of tha Civil War he, in conjunction with Gen. Thomas Hindmun. raised the Second Arkansas Infantry Regi- ment. Early in the war Mir Bocage was commissioned lieutenant-cele- nel, and when Col. Hindman was promoted to brigadier, Lieut.-Gol. Bocage was made colonel, serving in that capacity the first year of the war. He was transferred to Texas to build up manufacturing interests for the Confederaey, and remained there until the close of the war. He built at Mound Prairie, in Anderson county, a number of manufactories- cotton, wool shoes, clothing and nearly all army supplies of like char acter. The great difficulty in pro- curing proper machinery made his task q trying one He was c0urte- ous and kind to every one and is well-knOwn and highly respected throughout Texas. He surrendered to Gen. Heron at Shreveport, La, in 1865. Returning to his old home at Pine Bluff, he east about him to see what next, and finding that his town has been the scene of il battle and was greatly damaged, Col. Bo- cage decided to go into the lumber and building business.
 He formed a partnership with Col. NJ. L.lBell and actively engaged in repairing and rebuilding the city, and in connection with their sa " mills and contracting, the firm erect ed an immense blaming mill and sash and door factory, which together with a large lot of lumber was en- tlrely destroyed by fire on August 4, 1873, without insurance. With wonderful pluck and energy the firm rebuilt and started the new works on the 1st of November following the fire. This business was carried on until 1876. Col Becage has done more to build up Pine Bluff than any other man. With others he engaged in the cotton-seed oil business, and aIso in the foundry business, and manufactured steam engines and cot ton presses, carrying on this indus try until the latter part of 1887, when he sold out. He has been a valuable man of the city, anu k re'ppeted and esteemed for his sterling integrity, sober, sound judgment, broad intel ligenee and liberal progressive ideas In April 1888, he was elected mayor of his city by large majority over his opponent, man who was be lieved to be invincible. On taking his seat, he found much work to be done, set about to do 1t with his characteristic energy, and is now clearing it up as rapidly as possible. Col. B0cage was married May ?. 1S40, to Miss Frances $. Lindsay, daughter of Mir. William H. Lindsay. of Fairfax county, Va, and by her l he became the father of thirteen children, six of whom are living: Mary Etta twife of John M. Smith, and a teacher in tho high school at Pine Bluff1, Edward Washington, l (educatPd at Washington ana Lee University, and an accomplished machinisD, Francis Irene, Flora Toinette (wife of Willis R. Smith, q fine civil engineer), Charles William
 (city engineer), and Annie Reyburn. Col. Boeage is a Royal Arch Mason,
 one of the oldest members in the county. He Is member of the
 Episcopal Church, of which he is one of the organizers, having been q ves- tryman from the first planting of the church in Pine Bluff. He has always
 been a Democrat politically.
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