John Hughes Cochran

Full Name: John Hughes Cochran
Date of birth: June 28, 1838
Date of death: October 20, 1928

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	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

(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 top

House District 73
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 33
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 33
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 46
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽³⁾
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 46
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
Legislatures: 15th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 20
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

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.

Military Service Notes

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.

Other Resources

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, 1890-1976.
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

Photographs

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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 top

22nd R.S. - 1891 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) Texas World's Fair Exhibition Town and City Corporations (Chair)
18th R.S. - 1883 Comptroller's Report Delay (Chair) Educational Affairs Fence Cutting Finance Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Revision of Rules Towns and City Corporations Validity of University Fund Claims in Comptroller's Office
15th R.S. - 1876 Assessment and Collection of Taxes (Chair) Capitol Grounds, Investigation of Superintendent F. Voigt (Chair) Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Corporations Finance Rules Towns and City Corporations
14th R.S. - 1874 Finance Indian Affairs Internal Improvements Public Buildings Removal of Judge J.B. Williamson, 6th Judicial District Rooms in Capitol Building Town and City Corporations

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