James Cockrell

[1] Cockrell was a farmer and served as a correspondent for the National Economist and other agricultural publications.

[2] In the 1890 United States Senate election, the Farmers' Alliance legislators held the balance of power over whom the Illinois General Assembly appointed to the United States Senate.

Ultimately, Cockrell, along with Moore, ultimately defected from both Streeter and the Republican-proposed "compromise" candidate Cicero Lindly back to their Democratic roots giving the election to John M.

[2] Cockrell ran for reelection on the Populist Party's line and was unsuccessful.

Cockrell died February 10, 1917, at his daughter's home in Salem, Illinois.