About Orville D. Cochran
Lived 1871 – 1948 (aged 76). Orville D. Cochran was an American politician and lawyer.
Orville Deville Cochran (March 10, 1871 – January 30, 1948) was born in Virgil City, Missouri, and went to school in Parsons, Kansas. Cochran lived in Portland, Oregon, and practiced law. In 1900, he moved to Nome.
A lawyer and Democratic politician in the U.S. territory of Alaska, Cochran served as the mayor of Nome 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 of University of Alaska in 1939, where he served until his death in 1948.
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Who was Orville D. Cochran?
American politician
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Orville D. Cochran was born on 10 March 1871 in Virgil City.
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Orville D. Cochran died on 30 January 1948 in Nome.
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Orville D. Cochran was a politician and lawyer.
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Orville D. Cochran was American.
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