RICH NEW YORK SPORTSMAN DIES.
Gifford A. Cochran, Owner of Preakness, Kentucky Derby Winners, Found Dead.
Heart Trouble Cited.
New York, Dec. 5. -
Gifford A. Cochran, millionaire turfman, manufacturer and social leader, was found dead today by a milkman in the hallway outside his Madison Avenue apartment.
Examination by Dr. Robert Fisher, assistant city medical examiner, showed death was due to a heart affection and to alcoholism. Cochran was 50. He had been in poor health for several years.
Cochran was a grandson of Alexander Smith, pioneer carpet manufacturer of Yonkers. With his brother, the late Alexander Smith Cochran, he inherited a fortune of more than $50,000,000. At the time of his death he was president of the Phillipsburg Holding Corporation.
The Cochran stable of 19 horses compiled a notable record this season, winning 41 races and purses totaling $147,920. Among his horses were "Epithet," "The Beasel" and "Flying Heels."
Cochran in 1925 scored the "Double," the height of ambition for American horsemen. On two days that year, only a week apart, his "Coventry" won the $52,700 Preakness and his "Flying Ebony" won the Kentucky Derby and $52,950.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter. He was divorced in Paris in 1917 from the former Mabel Heywood Taylor of Philadelphia, whom he married in 1906.
Beckley Post-Herald; Beckley, West Virginia.
December 6, 1930; Page Six.
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Gifford Alexander Cochran (B.A. 1903) was born in
Yonkers, N. Y., December 12, 1880, prepared for college at the
St. Paul School, Concord, N. H., and entered in the fall of 1899.
His father, William Francis Cochran, was with Alexander
Smith & Sons Carpet Company of Yonkers, and was born in
New York City, October 29, 1833, the son of Alexander Gif-
ford Cochran, a merchant of New York City and Amsterdam,
N. Y., and of Sarah (Phillips) Cochran.
His mother, whose maiden name was Eva Smith, was the
daughter of Alexander Smith, a carpet manufacturer of Yon-
kers, and of Jane (Baldwin) Smith.
Two brothers, Alexander S. Cochran ( 1896) and William F.
Cochran (1898 S.), and a first cousin, John Sanford (1874),
preceded Cochran at Yale.
In college he was a member of the Freshman, Apollo and
University glee clubs, and was a member of He Boule, Alpha Delta Phi and Wolf's Head societies.
He was married February 14, 1906, to Miss Mabel Heyward
Taylor, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Madison Taylor of
Philadelphia.
He writes in January 1906: "I think the statistical blank- covers most of the news I can give you of myself. I have been living in Yonkers and New York since graduation. Have been in business with the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company and expect this will be my business for life. Nothing of much interest to report beyond this. No journeys, no literary work, no positions of trust or political influence. A few class weddings with the accompanying celebrations, etc. I expect to make my permanent home in New York, 12 East 55th St., but letters addressed to Yonkers, N. Y., will always reach me."
Source:
History of the Class of 1903, Yale College.
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyclassyal00goog/historyclassyal00goog_djvu.txt
Gifford A. Cochran, Owner of Preakness, Kentucky Derby Winners, Found Dead.
Heart Trouble Cited.
New York, Dec. 5. -
Gifford A. Cochran, millionaire turfman, manufacturer and social leader, was found dead today by a milkman in the hallway outside his Madison Avenue apartment.
Examination by Dr. Robert Fisher, assistant city medical examiner, showed death was due to a heart affection and to alcoholism. Cochran was 50. He had been in poor health for several years.
Cochran was a grandson of Alexander Smith, pioneer carpet manufacturer of Yonkers. With his brother, the late Alexander Smith Cochran, he inherited a fortune of more than $50,000,000. At the time of his death he was president of the Phillipsburg Holding Corporation.
The Cochran stable of 19 horses compiled a notable record this season, winning 41 races and purses totaling $147,920. Among his horses were "Epithet," "The Beasel" and "Flying Heels."
Cochran in 1925 scored the "Double," the height of ambition for American horsemen. On two days that year, only a week apart, his "Coventry" won the $52,700 Preakness and his "Flying Ebony" won the Kentucky Derby and $52,950.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter. He was divorced in Paris in 1917 from the former Mabel Heywood Taylor of Philadelphia, whom he married in 1906.
Beckley Post-Herald; Beckley, West Virginia.
December 6, 1930; Page Six.
dm wms (#47395868)
_____________________________________________________
Gifford Alexander Cochran (B.A. 1903) was born in
Yonkers, N. Y., December 12, 1880, prepared for college at the
St. Paul School, Concord, N. H., and entered in the fall of 1899.
His father, William Francis Cochran, was with Alexander
Smith & Sons Carpet Company of Yonkers, and was born in
New York City, October 29, 1833, the son of Alexander Gif-
ford Cochran, a merchant of New York City and Amsterdam,
N. Y., and of Sarah (Phillips) Cochran.
His mother, whose maiden name was Eva Smith, was the
daughter of Alexander Smith, a carpet manufacturer of Yon-
kers, and of Jane (Baldwin) Smith.
Two brothers, Alexander S. Cochran ( 1896) and William F.
Cochran (1898 S.), and a first cousin, John Sanford (1874),
preceded Cochran at Yale.
In college he was a member of the Freshman, Apollo and
University glee clubs, and was a member of He Boule, Alpha Delta Phi and Wolf's Head societies.
He was married February 14, 1906, to Miss Mabel Heyward
Taylor, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Madison Taylor of
Philadelphia.
He writes in January 1906: "I think the statistical blank- covers most of the news I can give you of myself. I have been living in Yonkers and New York since graduation. Have been in business with the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company and expect this will be my business for life. Nothing of much interest to report beyond this. No journeys, no literary work, no positions of trust or political influence. A few class weddings with the accompanying celebrations, etc. I expect to make my permanent home in New York, 12 East 55th St., but letters addressed to Yonkers, N. Y., will always reach me."
Source:
History of the Class of 1903, Yale College.
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyclassyal00goog/historyclassyal00goog_djvu.txt
RICH NEW YORK SPORTSMAN DIES.
Gifford A. Cochran, Owner of Preakness, Kentucky Derby Winners, Found Dead.
Heart Trouble Cited.
New York, Dec. 5. -
Gifford A. Cochran, millionaire turfman, manufacturer and social leader, was found dead today by a milkman in the hallway outside his Madison Avenue apartment.
Examination by Dr. Robert Fisher, assistant city medical examiner, showed death was due to a heart affection and to alcoholism. Cochran was 50. He had been in poor health for several years.
Cochran was a grandson of Alexander Smith, pioneer carpet manufacturer of Yonkers. With his brother, the late Alexander Smith Cochran, he inherited a fortune of more than $50,000,000. At the time of his death he was president of the Phillipsburg Holding Corporation.
The Cochran stable of 19 horses compiled a notable record this season, winning 41 races and purses totaling $147,920. Among his horses were "Epithet," "The Beasel" and "Flying Heels."
Cochran in 1925 scored the "Double," the height of ambition for American horsemen. On two days that year, only a week apart, his "Coventry" won the $52,700 Preakness and his "Flying Ebony" won the Kentucky Derby and $52,950.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter. He was divorced in Paris in 1917 from the former Mabel Heywood Taylor of Philadelphia, whom he married in 1906.
Beckley Post-Herald; Beckley, West Virginia.
December 6, 1930; Page Six.
dm wms (#47395868)
_____________________________________________________
Gifford Alexander Cochran (B.A. 1903) was born in
Yonkers, N. Y., December 12, 1880, prepared for college at the
St. Paul School, Concord, N. H., and entered in the fall of 1899.
His father, William Francis Cochran, was with Alexander
Smith & Sons Carpet Company of Yonkers, and was born in
New York City, October 29, 1833, the son of Alexander Gif-
ford Cochran, a merchant of New York City and Amsterdam,
N. Y., and of Sarah (Phillips) Cochran.
His mother, whose maiden name was Eva Smith, was the
daughter of Alexander Smith, a carpet manufacturer of Yon-
kers, and of Jane (Baldwin) Smith.
Two brothers, Alexander S. Cochran ( 1896) and William F.
Cochran (1898 S.), and a first cousin, John Sanford (1874),
preceded Cochran at Yale.
In college he was a member of the Freshman, Apollo and
University glee clubs, and was a member of He Boule, Alpha Delta Phi and Wolf's Head societies.
He was married February 14, 1906, to Miss Mabel Heyward
Taylor, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Madison Taylor of
Philadelphia.
He writes in January 1906: "I think the statistical blank- covers most of the news I can give you of myself. I have been living in Yonkers and New York since graduation. Have been in business with the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company and expect this will be my business for life. Nothing of much interest to report beyond this. No journeys, no literary work, no positions of trust or political influence. A few class weddings with the accompanying celebrations, etc. I expect to make my permanent home in New York, 12 East 55th St., but letters addressed to Yonkers, N. Y., will always reach me."
Source:
History of the Class of 1903, Yale College.
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyclassyal00goog/historyclassyal00goog_djvu.txt
Gifford A. Cochran, Owner of Preakness, Kentucky Derby Winners, Found Dead.
Heart Trouble Cited.
New York, Dec. 5. -
Gifford A. Cochran, millionaire turfman, manufacturer and social leader, was found dead today by a milkman in the hallway outside his Madison Avenue apartment.
Examination by Dr. Robert Fisher, assistant city medical examiner, showed death was due to a heart affection and to alcoholism. Cochran was 50. He had been in poor health for several years.
Cochran was a grandson of Alexander Smith, pioneer carpet manufacturer of Yonkers. With his brother, the late Alexander Smith Cochran, he inherited a fortune of more than $50,000,000. At the time of his death he was president of the Phillipsburg Holding Corporation.
The Cochran stable of 19 horses compiled a notable record this season, winning 41 races and purses totaling $147,920. Among his horses were "Epithet," "The Beasel" and "Flying Heels."
Cochran in 1925 scored the "Double," the height of ambition for American horsemen. On two days that year, only a week apart, his "Coventry" won the $52,700 Preakness and his "Flying Ebony" won the Kentucky Derby and $52,950.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter. He was divorced in Paris in 1917 from the former Mabel Heywood Taylor of Philadelphia, whom he married in 1906.
Beckley Post-Herald; Beckley, West Virginia.
December 6, 1930; Page Six.
dm wms (#47395868)
_____________________________________________________
Gifford Alexander Cochran (B.A. 1903) was born in
Yonkers, N. Y., December 12, 1880, prepared for college at the
St. Paul School, Concord, N. H., and entered in the fall of 1899.
His father, William Francis Cochran, was with Alexander
Smith & Sons Carpet Company of Yonkers, and was born in
New York City, October 29, 1833, the son of Alexander Gif-
ford Cochran, a merchant of New York City and Amsterdam,
N. Y., and of Sarah (Phillips) Cochran.
His mother, whose maiden name was Eva Smith, was the
daughter of Alexander Smith, a carpet manufacturer of Yon-
kers, and of Jane (Baldwin) Smith.
Two brothers, Alexander S. Cochran ( 1896) and William F.
Cochran (1898 S.), and a first cousin, John Sanford (1874),
preceded Cochran at Yale.
In college he was a member of the Freshman, Apollo and
University glee clubs, and was a member of He Boule, Alpha Delta Phi and Wolf's Head societies.
He was married February 14, 1906, to Miss Mabel Heyward
Taylor, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Madison Taylor of
Philadelphia.
He writes in January 1906: "I think the statistical blank- covers most of the news I can give you of myself. I have been living in Yonkers and New York since graduation. Have been in business with the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company and expect this will be my business for life. Nothing of much interest to report beyond this. No journeys, no literary work, no positions of trust or political influence. A few class weddings with the accompanying celebrations, etc. I expect to make my permanent home in New York, 12 East 55th St., but letters addressed to Yonkers, N. Y., will always reach me."
Source:
History of the Class of 1903, Yale College.
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyclassyal00goog/historyclassyal00goog_djvu.txt
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