Charles F. Cochran
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Charles Fremont Cochran was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Kirksville, Missouri
, Cochran moved to Atchison, Kansas
, in 1860.
He attended public and private schools.
Apprenticed to the printer's trade.
He was editor and publisher of the Atchison Patriot in 1868 and 1869.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced until 1885.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Atchison County, Kansas
from 1880 to 1884.
He returned to Missouri in 1885 and settled in St. Joseph.
He engaged in the newspaper business and edited the St. Joseph Gazette
in St. Joseph, Missouri.
He served in the State senate 1890-1894.
Cochran was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905).
He was a contestant for renomination in 1904 but finally withdrew as a candidate.
Founded the Observer, a weekly newspaper, of which he served as editor until his death in St. Joseph, Missouri, on December 19, 1906.
He was interred in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Kirksville, Missouri
Kirksville, Missouri
Kirksville is the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States. It is located in Benton Township. The population was 17,505 at the 2010 census. Kirksville also anchors a micropolitan area that comprises Adair and Schuyler counties. The city is perhaps best known as the location of Truman...
, Cochran moved to Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...
, in 1860.
He attended public and private schools.
Apprenticed to the printer's trade.
He was editor and publisher of the Atchison Patriot in 1868 and 1869.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced until 1885.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,924. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri...
from 1880 to 1884.
He returned to Missouri in 1885 and settled in St. Joseph.
He engaged in the newspaper business and edited the St. Joseph Gazette
St. Joseph Gazette
The St. Joseph Gazette was a newspaper in St. Joseph, Missouri from 1845 until June 30, 1988, when its morning position was taken over by its sister paper, the St...
in St. Joseph, Missouri.
He served in the State senate 1890-1894.
Cochran was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905).
He was a contestant for renomination in 1904 but finally withdrew as a candidate.
Founded the Observer, a weekly newspaper, of which he served as editor until his death in St. Joseph, Missouri, on December 19, 1906.
He was interred in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...
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