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Thad Cochran(1937-2019)

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Thad Cochran was born on 7 December 1937 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. He is known for Inside Hurricane Katrina Update (2006), Save Our History (1998) and NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970). He was married to Kay Webber and Rose Clayton. He died on 30 May 2019 in Oxford, Mississippi, USA.
BornDecember 7, 1937
DiedMay 30, 2019(81)
BornDecember 7, 1937
DiedMay 30, 2019(81)
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Known for

Inside Hurricane Katrina Update (2006)
Inside Hurricane Katrina Update
TV Movie
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  • 2006
Save Our History (1998)
Save Our History
7.2
TV Series
  • Self
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
5.8
TV Series
  • Self(as Sen. Thad Cochran)
DBCRC Hearing on Military Base Closings
TV Special
  • Self - Senator (R-MS)
  • 1995

Credits

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  • Inside Hurricane Katrina Update (2006)
    Inside Hurricane Katrina Update
    TV Movie
    • stock footage
    • 2006

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sen. Thad Cochran
  • Height
    • 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
  • Born
    • December 7, 1937
    • Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • May 30, 2019
    • Oxford, Mississippi, USA
  • Spouses
      Kay WebberMay 25, 2015 - May 30, 2019 (his death)
  • Children
      Clayton Cochran
  • Parents
      William Cochran
  • Relatives
    • Nielsen Cochran(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Mississippi Chairman of Citizens for Nixon-Agnew.
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    As the senior United States Senator from Mississippi, Cochran was offered the opportunity to use the desk of Jefferson Davis, who had been a Member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi, and also a United States Senator from Mississippi, before switching his allegiance to the Confederacy, and becoming President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Cochran enthusiastically accepted the offer to use the desk, and said that he was "very proud" to have Davis's desk.
  • Quotes
    [From Cochran's Farewell to the United States Senate - reminiscence of serving in Congress] "...with nine presidents during times of conflict and peace."
  • Trademarks
      Known for being the first statewide elected Republican from Mississippi in over 100 years, then turned around to hire the first African-American congressional staffer to work in a Mississippi congressional office since Reconstruction, plus steadily advocating for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  • Nicknames
    • Gentleman Thad
    • The Quiet Pursuader

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