John Joseph Cochran | |
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 Cochran in 1932 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office November 2, 1926 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Harry B. Hawes |
| Succeeded by | Frank M. Karsten |
| Constituency | 11th district (1926–1933) at-large district (1933–1935) 13th district (1935–1947) |
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| Born | (1880-08-11)August 11, 1880 Webster Groves, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1947(1947-03-06) (aged 66) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
John Joseph Cochran (August 11, 1880 – March 6, 1947) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Cochran was born inWebster Groves, Missouri; his father and maternal grandparents wereIrish immigrants.[1] He attended the public schools in Webster Groves. He was employed in the editorial department of various St. Louis newspapers for many years, and served as assistant to the election commissioners of St. Louis from 1911 to 1913.
In 1913 Cochran became secretary to RepresentativeWilliam L. Igoe 1913–1917, serving in that capacity again from 1918 to 1921.
Cochran was private secretary toUnited States SenatorWilliam J. Stone and clerk to the Committee on Foreign Relations of theUnited States Senate in 1917 and 1918.
Cochran studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1921 at St. Louis, Missouri, but did not engage in extensive practice. From 1921 through 1926 he served as secretary to RepresentativeHarry B. Hawes.
Cochran was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by Hawes' resignation, and at the same time was elected to theSeventieth Congress. Cochran was reelected to theSeventy-first Congress,Seventy-second Congress, andSeventy-third Congress.
Cochran did not seek renomination in 1934, but ran unsuccessfully againstHarry S. Truman for theDemocratic nomination for U.S. Senator.
Subsequently, Cochran was nominated by convention and elected to theSeventy-fourth Congress, and reelected to the Seventy-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from November 2, 1926, to January 3, 1947.
Cochran served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-second through Seventy-sixth Congresses), and the Committee on Accounts (Seventy-sixth throughSeventy-ninth Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1946 to theEightieth Congress.
Cochran died in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 6, 1947, and was interred inCalvary Cemetery.
TheJohn Cochran Veterans Medical Center in St. Louis is named in his behalf.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 11th congressional district 1926–1933 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 13th congressional district 1933–1947 | Succeeded by |
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