Cochran, Alexander Smith, 1874-1929

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Name (Latin)
Cochran, Alexander Smith, 1874-1929
Date of birth
1874-02-28
Date of death
1929-06-20
Field of activity
Rare books
Rug and carpet industry
Yacht racing
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 70064209
Wikidata: Q4720109
Library of congress: n 84151661
TAU10: 000284334
Sources of Information
  • Parks, S. The Elizabethan Club of Yale University and its library, 1986:CIP galley (Alexander Smith Cochran; b. 1874; d. 1929; pres. of A. Smith and Sons Carpet Co. of Yonkers)
  • WIkipedia, viewed July 1, 2019(Alexander Smith Cochran; born February 28, 1874; died June 20, 1929; manufacturer, sportsman, philanthropist from Yonkers, N.Y.; graduated Yale 1896; founded the Elizabethan Club, a social club at Yale, in 1911; raced boats; collected rare books and manuscripts; inheritor and principal owner of Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet mill in Yonkers, which was founded by his grandfather Alexander Smith)
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