Alexander Gilmore Cochran
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Alexander Gilmore Cochran (March 20, 1846 – May 1, 1928) was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Alexander Gilmore Cochran was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now a part of Pittsburgh
). He attended private and public schools of that city, Phillips Academy
in Andover, Massachusetts
, and Columbia Law School
in New York City
. Cochran was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Pittsburgh.
Cochran was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876
. He resumed the practice of law at Pittsburgh. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri
, in 1879, where he continued the practice of law, and for more than twenty years was general solicitor for the Missouri Pacific Railway Company and head of its legal department in the West. He also served as vice president of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Railway. He served as judge advocate with rank of lieutenant colonel in the Missouri National Guard
. He died in St. Louis in 1928. Interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
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member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Alexander Gilmore Cochran was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now a part of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
). He attended private and public schools of that city, Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
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in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
, and Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
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in New York City
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. Cochran was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Pittsburgh.
Cochran was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876
United States House election, 1876
The U.S. House election, 1876 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1876 which coincided with the election of President Rutherford B. Hayes....
. He resumed the practice of law at Pittsburgh. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, in 1879, where he continued the practice of law, and for more than twenty years was general solicitor for the Missouri Pacific Railway Company and head of its legal department in the West. He also served as vice president of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Railway. He served as judge advocate with rank of lieutenant colonel in the Missouri National Guard
Missouri National Guard
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. He died in St. Louis in 1928. Interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery.