Charles F. Cochran

Charles Fremont Cochran (September 27, 1846 – December 19, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Charles F. Cochran
From 1902's The Pilgrimage to Monticello
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	George C. Crowther
Succeeded by	Frank B. Fulkerson
Member of the Missouri Senate
In office 1890–1894
Personal details
Born	Charles Fremont Cochran (1846-09-27)September 27, 1846 Kirksville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 19, 1906(1906-12-19) (aged 60) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Born in Kirksville, Missouri, Cochran moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1860. He attended public and private schools. Apprenticed to the printer's trade. He was editor and publisher of the Atchison Patriot in 1868 and 1869. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced until 1885. He served as prosecuting attorney of Atchison County, Kansas from 1880 to 1884. He returned to Missouri in 1885 and settled in St. Joseph. He engaged in the newspaper business and edited the St. Joseph Gazette in St. Joseph, Missouri. He served in the Missouri Senate from 1890 to 1894.

Cochran was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905). He was a contestant for renomination in 1904 but finally withdrew as a candidate. Founded the Observer, a weekly newspaper, of which he served as editor until his death in St. Joseph, Missouri, on December 19, 1906. He was interred in Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.