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Thad Cochran
United States Senator from Mississippi
In office December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018
Preceded by
James Eastland
Succeeded by
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – April 1, 2018
Preceded by
Barbara Mikulski
Succeeded by
Richard Shelby
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Ted Stevens
Succeeded by
Robert Byrd
Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by
Tom Harkin
Succeeded by
Saxby Chambliss
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Leader
Bob Dole Trent Lott
Preceded by
John Chafee
Succeeded by
Connie Mack III
Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1991
Leader
Bob Dole
Preceded by
Jake Garn
Succeeded by
Bob Kasten
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district
In office January 3, 1973 – December 26, 1978
Preceded by
Charles H. Griffin (Redistricting)
Succeeded by
Jon Hinson
Personal details
Born
William Thad Cochran
(1937-12-07)December 7, 1937 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
May 30, 2019(2019-05-30) (aged 81) Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party
Republican (1967–2019)
Other political affiliations
Democratic (before 1967)
Spouses
Rose Clayton
(m. 1964; died 2014)
Kay Webber
(m. 2015)
Children
2
Education
University of Mississippi (BA, JD)
Signature
Website
Senate website
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1959–1961
Rank
Ensign
Thad Cochran's voice
Thad Cochran opens a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on funding for Gulf Coast recovery after Hurricane Katrina and Wilma Recorded March 8, 2006
William Thad Cochran (/ˈkɒkrən/KOK-rən; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978.
Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Cochran graduated from the University of Mississippi. He served in the United States Navy as an ensign (1959–1961) before graduating from the University of Mississippi School of Law. After practicing law for several years in Jackson, Mississippi, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972. He served three terms in the House representing Jackson and portions of southwest Mississippi.
Cochran won a three-way race for U.S. Senate in 1978, becoming the first Republican to win a United States Senate election in Mississippi since Blanche Bruce was elected during Reconstruction.[1] He was re-elected to six terms by wide margins. He was chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2015 to 2018. He also chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee from 2003 to 2005. With over 45 years of combined House and Senate service, Cochran is the second longest-serving member of Congress ever from Mississippi, only after former Democratic U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten.[2]
Cochran resigned from the Senate due to health issues in April 2018. Cochran died on May 30, 2019 in Oxford, Mississippi.[3]
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^Howard, Anthony (June 21, 2019). "Remembering Senator Thad Cochran 1937 – 2019". wjtv.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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