Charles F. Cochran

Charles Fremont Cochran (born September 27, 1846 in Kirksville , Adair County , Missouri , †  December 19, 1906 in Saint Joseph , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1905 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Cochran attended both public and private schools. In 1860 he moved to Atchison , Kansas . After an apprenticeship in printing, he was the publisher and editor of the newspaper "Atchison Patriot" in 1868 and 1869. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1873, he began to work in this profession. Until 1885 he worked as a lawyer. Between 1880 and 1884 he served as the prosecutor in Atchison County . In 1885, Cochran moved to Saint Joseph, Missouri, where he worked in the newspaper business. He also embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

Between 1890 and 1894, Cochran was a member of the Missouri Senate . In the congressional election of 1896 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded George Calhoun Crowther on March 4, 1897 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . In 1904 he withdrew his candidacy for re-election.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Charles Cochran returned to the newspaper business. He founded a weekly newspaper which he published until his death on December 19, 1906.

Web links

• Charles F. Cochran in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles F. Cochran in the database of Find a Grave (English)