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Cochran, James, soldier, congressman, was born Feb. 11, 1769, in Oswego, N.Y. He was a major of militia; and in 1797-99 he was a representative from New York to the fifth congress. He died Nov. 7, 1848, in Oswego, N.Y. Cochran, James, congressman, was born in North Carolina. He was educated in the public schools. In 1809-13 he was a representa-

from North Carolina to the eleventh

tive

and twelfth congresses as a democrat.

army surgeon, was born 1730, in Sudsbury, Pa.. In 1781 he became director-general of the hospitals of the United States. He died April 6, 1807, in Palatine, N.Y. Cochran, John,

Sept.

1,

Cochran, John P., governor, was born in 1808. He was the twenty-seventh governor of Delaware in 1875-79. He died Dec. 27, 1898,

Wilmington, Del.

in

Cochran, John Lewis, business man, foun-

was born March

23, 1857, in SacramenSince 1884 he has been engaged in the real estate business in Chicago, 111.; and is the designer and builder of Edgewater.

der,

to, Cal.

Cochran, John Webster, inventor, was born 16, 1814, in Enfield, N.H. In 1834 he invented a revolving, breechloading rifled cannon, in which the cylinder was automatically rotated by the cocking of the hammer. This same principle afterward secured the success of the revolving pistol.

May

Cochran, William Bourke, educator, lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 28, 1854, in Ireland. He was principal of a public school in Westchester countj', N. Y. In 188789, 1891-95 and 1903-09 he" was a represen-

tative from New York to the fiftieth, fiftysecond, fifty-third, fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth and sixtieth congresses as a democrat. In 1896 became advocate of the gold standard, and campaigned for the republican party.

Cochran, William

G., soldier,

lawyer, legis-

was born Nov. 13, 1844, in Ross county, Ohio. He was educated in the pub-

lator, jurist,

schools of Illinois; and in 1879 began the practice of law. He served three terms as a member of the general assembly of the Illinois state legislature; and was twice speaker of the house. He has been department commander of the grand army of the republic for Illinois; and in 1900 was a delegate to the national republican convention. He has been president of the board of trustees of the Illinois soldiers' and orphans' home. In 1897-1903 he served as judge of the sixth circuit court of Illinois; and is now serving his second term of 1903-09 as circuit judge of Hlinois. lic

Cochrane, Aaron Van Shaick, lawyer, jucongressman, was born March 14, 1858, in Coxsackie, N.Y. In 1887-88 he was police rist,

justice of Hudson; and was district attorney of Columbia county in 1889-92. In 18971901 he was a representative to the fifty-

fifth

and

fifty-sixth congresses as a repuo-

lican.

Cochrane, Alexander G., lawyer, congressman, was born March 20, 1845, in Allegheny City, Pa. In 1866 he began the practice of law in Andover, Mass.; and has since practiced at Allegheny City, Pa. In 1875-77 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-fourth congress as a democrat.

Cochrane, Charles Henry, journalist, auwas born Sept. 3, 1856, in Lacon, 111. In 1885 he founded the Marlborough Record; and in 1890-93 was one of the editors of the Standard Dictionary. He is the author of Artistic Homes and How to Make Them; thor,

Wonders of Modern Industrial Progress.

Mechanism; and

Modem

Cochrane, Clark B., lawyer, congressman,

was born May 31, 1815, in New Boston, N.H. He was a member of the New York state legislature in 1843-44 and in 1865. In 1857-65 he was a representative to the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth congresses. He died March 5,

1S67, in Albany, N.Y.

Cochrane, Clark B., lawyer, merchant, poet, was born Feb. 9, 1843, in New Boston, N.H. He is the author of Minora and Other Poems. Cochrane, Henry Clay, brigadier-general the United States marine corps, was born Xov. 7, 1842, in Chester, Pa. He was educated at the Upland normal school and at the Friends' central high in

school of Philadelphia, Pa. As an officer of the United States marine corps he has filled

the grades from second lieutenant to brigadier-general. In 1900 he was in command of the first regiment marines in China and in 1901 was in command of the first brigade of marines in Uie Philippines. He is now president of the Chester board of trade. Since 1905 he has held the rank of brigadier-general United States marine corps, now retired; and resides in Chester, Pa. Cochrane, John, soldier, surveyor, lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 37, 1813, in Palatine, N.Y. He was surveyor of the port of New York for four years; and in 1857-61 he was a representative to the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth congresses. He served as a.' general of volunteers in the union army in 1861-62; and was subsequently elected attorney-general of the state of New York. In 1864 he was nominated for the office of vice-president of the United States on the ticket with J. C. Fremont. In 1863-65 he was attorney-general of the United States; and has several times been a member of the New York City council, and acting mayor. He all



died Feb.

7,

1898, in

New York

City.