| Birth date | March 10, 1871 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Virgil City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death date | January 30, 1948 (aged 76) |
| Death place | Nome, Alaska |
| Office 1 | President of the Alaska Territorial Senate |
| Term start 1 | 1943 |
| Term end 1 | 1945 |
| Predecessor 1 | Henry Roden |
| Successor 1 | Ed Coffey |
| State house 2 | Alaska |
| District 2 | 2nd |
| Term start 2 | March 7, 1921 |
| Term end 2 | March 5, 1923 |
| Alongside 2 | Charles W. Brown Victor A. Julien Edgar L. Holt[1] |
| State senate 3 | Alaska |
| District 3 | 2nd |
| Term start 3 | January 11, 1937 |
| Term end 3 | January 24, 1949 |
| Predecessor 3 | James Frawley |
| Successor 3 | Howard Lyng |
| Alongside 3 | John F. Devine (1937-1939) LeRoy M. Sullivan (1939-1943) Stuart L. Stangroom (1943-1945) Frank H. Whaley (1945-1947) Howard Lyng (1945-1947) Tolbert P. Scott (1945-1949) William Munz (1947-1949) Charles D. Jones (1947-1949)[1] |
| Party | Independent (1921) Democrat |
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.[2][3]
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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Alaska Territorial and State Legislature Roster". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ University of Alaska Board of Regents-In Memriam-Orville Devane Cochran memorial tribute, alaska.edu. Accessed March 13, 2024.
- ^ University of Alaska-Orville Devane Cochran
External links
- Biography, Alaska.edu. Accessed March 13, 2024.