Thad Cochran
United States Senator from Mississippi (1937-2019)
William Thad Cochran (December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American politician. He was a United States senator of Mississippi. He became senator in 1978 until 2018. Cochran is a member of the United States Republican Party.
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United States Senator from Mississippi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | James Eastland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Cindy Hyde-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office January 3, 1973 – December 26, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sonny Montgomery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Jon Hinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | William Thad Cochran December 7, 1937 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 30, 2019 Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Republican (1967–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) |
Rose Clayton
(m. 1964; died 2014)Kay Webber
(m. 2015; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Mississippi (BA, JD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Senate website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years of service | 1959–1961 |
On March 5, 2018, he announced his intention to resign from the Senate on April 1 for health reasons.[1]
Almost a year later from his retirement, Cochran died on May 30, 2019 at a nursing home in Oxford, Mississippi at the age of 81.[2] The cause of death was renal failure.[3]
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