Charles Burnham Cochran | |
Image Name: | Charles Burnham Cochran - Edward Greene Malbone (page 185 crop).jpg |
Caption: | portrait by Edward Greene Malbone |
Order: | 15th Mayor of Charleston |
Term Start: | 1805 |
Term End: | 1806 |
Predecessor: | Thomas Winstanley |
Successor: | John Dawson Jr. |
Birth Date: | 1766 |
Death Date: | August 21, 1833 |
Profession: | Bank president (Union Bank) |
Spouse: | Harriett Rachel Thomson |
Charles Burnham Cochran was the fifteenth intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving one term from 1805 to 1806. He was elected on September 9, 1805.[1] At the time, he lived at the house then-numbered 67 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina.[2] He had previously served as the federal marshal of the South Carolina District from 1795 to 1802. In 1806, he was elected treasurer of South Carolina for the lower division.[3] [4] Cochran died on August 21, 1833.[5]