William Bourke Cockran

William Bourke Cockran ( born February 28, 1854 County Sligo, Ireland, † March 1, 1923 in Washington DC ) was an American politician. He represented between 1887 and 1889, 1891-1895, 1904-1909 and 1921-1923 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Bourke Cockran was born during the Victorian era in County Sligo, where he spent his youth. He went both in his home country and in France to school. At age 17, he immigrated to the United States. There, he taught as a teacher at a private academy and was a Principal at a public school in Westchester County. He studied law. His admission to the bar he received in 1876 and then began practicing in Mount Vernon. Two years later he moved to New York City, where he continued his activities as a lawyer. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. He participated in the 1884, 1892, 1904 and 1920, the Democratic National Conventions as a delegate.

In the congressional elections of 1886, for the 50th Congress, he was in the twelfth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Abraham Dowdney on March 4, 1887. Since he gave up for reelection in 1888, he retired after March 3 in 1889 from the Congress.

He sat in 1890 in the Commission, which amended the Judikativabschnitt ( judiciary article) in the Constitution of the State of New York.

On November 3, 1891, he was elected in a by-election in the tenth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, there to fill the vacancy, created by the death of Francis B. Spinola. In 1894 he was a candidate in the twelfth electoral district of New York for the 53rd Congress. After a successful election, he entered on March 4, 1893, the successor of Joseph J. Little. He renounced 1894 for reelection and retired after the March 3, 1895 from the Congress of.

Cockran 1896 broke with his party because of the presidential election campaign of William Jennings Bryan against the introduction of the gold standard, it should remain with the bimetallism (gold and silver). Instead, he campaigned for the Republican candidate William McKinley, who was the winner of the race in the end. He finally reconciled in 1900 with the Democratic Party and supported as of this time, the second presidential candidacy of Bryan. However, Bryan suffered another defeat against McKinley.

On February 23, 1904 Cockran was elected in a by-election in the twelfth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, there to fill the vacancy that was created by the resignation of George B. McClellan. He was re-elected twice in a row. Since he gave up for reelection in 1908, he retired after March 3, 1909 from from Congress.

After his time he took Congress in New York City his work as a lawyer on.

He ran unsuccessfully in 1912 for the 63rd Congress. In 1920 he was elected in the 16th electoral district of New York in the 67th Congress, where he became the successor of Thomas Francis Smith on March 4, 1921. He was re-elected, but died on March 1, 1923 in Washington DC His body was then buried at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne.