William B. Cochran | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1923 | |
Preceded by | Thomas F. Smith |
Succeeded by | John J. O'Connor |
Constituency | 16th district |
In office February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | George B. McClellan Jr. |
Succeeded by | Michael F. Conry |
Constituency | 12th district |
In office November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | Francis B. Spinola |
Succeeded by | George B. McClellan Jr. |
Constituency | 10th district (1891–93) 12th district (1893–95) |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Dowdney |
Succeeded by | Roswell P. Flower |
Constituency | 12th district |
Personal details | |
Born | William Bourke Cockran February 28, 1854 County Sligo, Ireland |
Died | March 1, 1923 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 69)
Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York |
Political party | Democratic Party |
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William Bourke Cockran (February 28, 1854 – March 1, 1923), commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American politician and orator. He served as a United States representative from the East Side of Manhattan for seven terms.
He was a leading orator of the late 19th and early 20th century. Through his personal relationship with the Churchill family, he was an important, early influence on British statesman Winston Churchill.[1]