Cochran, Aaron L.

COCHRAN

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Date: 6/28/2021 at 23:37:52

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.774

AARON L. COCHRAN, M. D.
Dr. A. L. Cochran, a prominent physician of Warren County, who is successfully engaged in practice at Cumming, was born on the 21st of November, 1875, in White Breast Township, this county, and is a worthy representative of one of the old and honored families of this section of the state, his parents being William G. and Ellen (Warnock) Cochran, both natives of Ohio. On leaving that state the father removed to Indiana, and about 1845 came to Iowa, locating in Warren County. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres of, land in White Breast Township and carried on farming quite successfully, becoming one of the prosperous residents of his community. He took a very active and prominent part in public affairs, and his fellow citizens, recognizing his worth and ability, called upon him to fill many offices of honor and trust, the duties of which he most capably performed. For three terms he served as supervisor of his township, one term under the township organiza­tion and two terms under the county organization. He was justice of the peace many years and also represented his district in the state legislature for one term, being a member of the eighteenth general assembly. He was a recognized leader in the Republican Party in this county and was an earnest member of the Presbyterian Church. He died on the 14th of August 1901, at the ageof seventy-two years and eleven months, and his loss was deeply felt. In his family were nine children.
Dr. Cochran, of his review, passed his boyhood and youth upon his father's farm and he began his education in the district schools of the neighborhood. Later he attended the high school at Lacona and, deciding to enter the medical profession, he matriculated at the Keokuk Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1902, with the degree of M. D. He has since engaged in practice at Cumming and also conducted a drug store for a time. He was not long in building up a good practice as his ability became known, and he is today an honored member of the Warren County and the Iowa State Medical Societies. He is also connected with the Yeoman and the Modern Woodmen of America and holds membership in the Presbyterian Church. Poli­tically he follows in the footsteps of his father and supports the Republican Party.