Constellation Similarity Assertions
Cochrane, John, 1813-1898
Cochrane was the grandson of John Cochran, Surgeon General of the Continental Army. He studied first at Union College, but then graduated from Hamilton College in 1831. While attending Union College, he became a member of the Sigma Phi Society. Afterwards he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, practiced in Oswego and Schenectady, and then moved to New York City.
In 1852, he campaigned for Franklin Pierce who appointed him Surveyor of the Port of New York in 1853. He was a Democratic member of the 35th and 36th United States Congresses, serving from 1857 to 1861, where he took a prominent part in the debates on land reform, revenue, and other public questions.
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There are 2 possible matching Constellations.
Cochrane, John, 1810-1891.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67b1p77 (person)
No biographical history available for this identity.
Cochran, John, fl. 1816-1834.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rc02qp (person)
No biographical history available for this identity.