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John Cochrane

Lawyer/Army Officer/New York State Attorney General

Centurion, 1852–unknown

Born 27 August 1813 in Palatine, New York

Died 7 February 1898 in New York (Manhattan), New York

Buried Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York

Proposed by Gilbert M. Speir

Elected 7 July 1852 at age thirty-eight

Archivist’s Note: There is a possibility that he did not join the club despite documentation of his election, as his name does not appear in any subsequent printed rosters of membership. He may have chosen not to “qualify” for membership (i.e., pay initiation fees). The Century Association has traditionally recognized such cases as former members, however, as rosters were not published annually and it is possible he joined between printings.