William Bourke Cockran

William B. Cochran
Cockran c. 1904
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1923
Preceded by	Thomas F. Smith
Succeeded by	John J. O'Connor
Constituency	16th district
In office February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909
Preceded by	George B. McClellan Jr.
Succeeded by	Michael F. Conry
Constituency	12th district
In office November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Francis B. Spinola
Succeeded by	George B. McClellan Jr.
Constituency	10th district (1891–93) 12th district (1893–95)
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Abraham Dowdney
Succeeded by	Roswell P. Flower
Constituency	12th district
Personal details
Born	William Bourke Cockran (1854-02-28)February 28, 1854 County Sligo, Ireland
Died	March 1, 1923(1923-03-01) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York
Political party	Democratic Party
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William Bourke Cockran (February 28, 1854 – March 1, 1923), commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American politician and orator. He served as a United States representative from the East Side of Manhattan for seven terms.

He was a leading orator of the late 19th and early 20th century. Through his personal relationship with the Churchill family, he was an important, early influence on British statesman Winston Churchill.^[1]