John Hughes Cochran
Full Name: John Hughes CochranDate of birth: June 28, 1838
Date of death: October 20, 1928
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 73 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Speaker | Dallas |
| H | 33 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (1) | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas | |
| H | 33 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (2) | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas | |
| H | 46 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (3) | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Speaker | Dallas |
| H | 46 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas | |
| H | 20 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 23rd
- Leadership role:
-
Speaker
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Dallas / Dallas
- Counties in district:
- Dallas
- Legislatures:
- 22nd (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Dallas / Dallas
- Counties in district:
- Dallas
- Legislatures:
- 18th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Dallas / Dallas
- Counties in district:
- Dallas
- Legislatures:
- 15th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Dallas / Dallas
- Counties in district:
- Dallas
- Legislatures:
- 14th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Dallas / Dallas
- Counties in district:
- Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, 1989.
- Biographical sketches and portrait, John Hughes and Martha Jane Johnson Cochran, from Proud Heritage, Vol. 1 by DCPA. Dallas County Pioneers Association.
- Biographical sketch, John H. Cochran, pp. 163-164. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- COCHRAN, JOHN HUGHES (1838-1928). Handbook of Texas Online.
- COCHRAN, WILLIAM M. (1807-1853). Relatives: William M. Cochran, father; John Hughes Cochran and Archelaus M. Cochran, sons. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, John Hughes Cochran, p. 330. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, John Hughes Cochran. Lewis Publishing Company, Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 685-686, crediting Dallas Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 25th and 32nd Speaker of the House of Representatives: John Hughes Cochran. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Biographical sketch, John H. Cochran, pp. 113-114. Cochran "came to Texas with his father in 1842. The family settled in Dallas county, and his father [William M. Cochran] at one time represented it in the Legislature." Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Biographical sketch, p. 251. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, p. 257. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company C, 6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Wharton, Stone's). John H. Cochran, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
- Texas Rangers, Commander, traveled to Young County 1860. Confederate States Army, Private, Company C, 6th Texas Cavalry. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Obituary and photo, Dr. Arch M. Cochran, "Dallas County Pioneer Dies While in Tennessee," 8/5/1910, p. 9. Born 12/25/1839 in Columbia, Tennessee, died 8/4/1910 in Columbia, Tennessee. "He served one term in the Legislature in 1866." Relatives: Dr. Arch M. Cochran and John H. Cochran, brothers. "His brother, Hon. John H. Cochran, now a resident of Howard County, represented Dallas for several years in the Legislature and was twice elected Speaker of the House." Dallas Morning News.
- John H. Cochran, birth date 6/28/1838 in Tennessee; death date 10/20/1928 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas; stock farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Representatives of Dallas County—1846 to 1887, p. 32. William M. Cochran family, including John H. Cochran and Archelaus M. Cochran, pp. 67-68. Brown, John Henry. History of Dallas County, Texas : from 1837 to 1887, 1887, Dallas, Texas. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Family Representatives of Dallas County
- Photograph. J.H. Cochran, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.H. Cochran, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. J.H. Cochran, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.H. Cochran, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.H. Cochran, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.H. Cochran, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John Hughes Cochran, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Agricultural Affairs
- Constitutional Amendments
- County Government and County Finances
- Penitentiaries
- Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts
- Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts
- Revenue and Taxation
- Roads, Bridges and Ferries
- Rules (Chair)
- Town and City Corporations (Chair)
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