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Thad Cochran
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United States Senator from Mississippi (1937-2019)
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Thad Cochran was born on 7 December 1937 in Pontotoc and died on 30 May 2019 in Oxford of kidney failure. An American politician, military officer, lawyer, and jurist, he served in the United States Navy and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi School of Law. Cochran was a member of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, and held office as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a United States senator, working out of Washington, D.C. He belonged to the Southern Baptist Convention and is recognised in the Us Senators collection.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- James Eastland
- Succeeded by
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Leader
- Bob Dole , Trent Lott
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pontotoc
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Educated at
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Official website
- www.cochran.senate.gov
- Image
- CochranThad(R-MS).jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Thad Cochran
- date of birth
- 1937-12-07
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- Thad Cochran
- name in native language
- Thad Cochran
- phone number
- +1-202-224-5054
- date of death
- 2019-05-30
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
- P10632
- Thad Cochran
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Encyclopedic overview
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district In office January 3, 1973 – December 26, 1978 Preceded byCharles H. Griffin (Redistricting) Succeeded byJon Hinson
Personal details BornWilliam Thad Cochran (1937-12-07)December 7, 1937 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S.
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