Sidney Job Pocock
Sir Sidney Job Pocock (20 September 1855 – 1931) was a British businessman, magistrate, writer, Liberal Party politician and an authority on prisons. Background Pocock was born the son of Abraham Pocock and Lydia née Keevil of Stanford Park, Berkshire. In 1890 he married Annie Cousens (d.1900). They had one son and three daughters. In 1915 he married Kate Ethel Lankester (d.1925). Pocock was knighted in 1912. On 28 April 1931 he died at Surbiton Hall, Kingston upon Thames, at the age of 76. His probate was resworn the next year at . His columnar gravestone at Wimbledon is surmounted by a cornice and large shrouded urn or amphora. Professional career Pocock inherited an interest in farming. He made his career as a businessman. He was prominent in the dairy industry. In 1907 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Middlesex and presided over the Spelthorne Petty Sessions. His experiences as a Magistrate led him to take a particular interest in the prison system. He visited many prisons, recording his observations and experiences which he had published in 1930, under the title 'The Prisoner and the Prison'. Political career Pocock was a member of the Eighty Club, a