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William M. Cochran Full Name: William M. Cochran Date of birth: April 7, 1807 Date of death: April 23, 1853 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 7 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (1)     Dallas / Dallas   Dallas, Denton (1) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette [Austin, Tex.], 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketches, William M. and Nancy Jane Hughes Cochran, from Proud Heritage, Vol. 1 by DCPA. William M. Cochran elected first Dallas County Representative to the state legislature. Dallas County Pioneers Association. Cochran, William & Nancy Cochran, William M. Cochran, Wm. & Nancy J. COCHRAN, WILLIAM M. (1807-1853). Handbook of Texas Online. Biography, John H. Cochran, pp. 113-114. ". . .came to Texas with his father in 1842. The family settled in Dallas county, and his father at one time represented it in the Legislature. Left fatherless at the age of fifteen. . ." Relatives: William M. Cochran, father; John H. Cochran, son. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Other Resources Mentioned in biographical sketch of son, COCHRAN, JOHN HUGHES (1838-1928). "The family came to Texas in 1843 and settled in what became Dallas County, where William Cochran served as the first county clerk after the organization of the county in 1846." Handbook of Texas Online. Committee Informationtop 3rd R.S. - 1849 County Boundaries   Judiciary   Post Routes, Select   Public Lands

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