Hon. John Cochrane.
Descendant of an officer who served under Washington; President of the N. Y. Society of the Cincinnati, 7 East 62d Street, New York City; from 1857 to 1861 was a Congressman from New York City; was commissioned Colonel of the First U. S. Chasseurs, June 11, 1861; Brigadier-General of Volunteers, July 17, 1862; in 1864 was nominated at Cleveland, O., for Vice-President of the United States; had previously been Attorney-General of New York State; admitted to the society on its organization, Jan. 20, 1897; died in New York City, Oct. 7, 1897.