Alexander Gilmore Cochran

Alexander Gilmore Cochran (born March 20, 1846 in Allegheny City , Allegheny County , Pennsylvania , †  May 1, 1928 in St. Louis , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alexander Cochran attended both public and private schools of his home and then the Phillips Academy in Andover ( Massachusetts ). After a subsequent law degree at Columbia Law School in New York City and his admission to the bar in 1866, he began to work in this profession in Pittsburgh . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1874 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican John McCandless Thompson on March 4, 1875 . Since he was not confirmed in 1876, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1877 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Cochran initially practiced as a lawyer in Pittsburgh again. In 1879 he moved his residence and law firm to St. Louis, Missouri. For over 20 years he was the legal representative and general manager of the Missouri Pacific Railway Co. He was also the vice president of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Railway . Alexander Cochran was also a member of the Missouri National Guard. There he was a member of the Judge Advocate as a lieutenant colonel . He died on May 1, 1928 in St. Louis, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Alexander Gilmore Cochran in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John McCandless Thompson	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (23rd constituency) March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877	Thomas McKee Bayne