Orville Devane Cochran (March 10, 1871 – January 30, 1948) was born inVirgil City, Missouri and went to school inParsons, Kansas. Cochran lived inPortland, Oregon and practiced law. In 1900, he moved to Nome.[1][2]
A lawyer and Democratic politician in the U.S. territory of Alaska, Cochran served as the mayor ofNome from 1910 to 1911, and served as the City Attorney for Nome. He was elected to the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives, 5th regular session in 1921, and elected as a member of the Alaska Territorial Senate for the 13th to 18th sessions inclusive, regular sessions and the special session of 1946. Cochran was appointed to the Board ofUniversity of Alaska in 1939 where he served until his death in 1948.[citation needed]