James Cochran

James Cochran (February 11, 1769 – November 7, 1848) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Cochran was born in Albany, New York on February 11, 1769, the son of John Cochran (1730–1807) and Gertrude Schuyler (1724–1813). His brother was Walter Livingston Cochran (1771–1857), father of General, congressman, and New York State Attorney General John Cochrane, and his maternal uncle was General Philip Schuyler. He graduated from Columbia College in New York City in 1788. Career He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and was commissioned as a major in the Army by President John Adams. He was a regent of the University of the State of New York from 1796 to 1820. James Cochran was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress, March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1799, succeeding Judge William Cooper, father of James Fenimore Cooper, the author.