The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-11
RESOLUTIONS PRE-
PARED BY MEMBERS.
OF MASON bar
Members Of Mason County Bar Pre-.
pare Resolutions Which VIII Bee
Made Matter Of Record on
Court Books.


the Mason County Bar held this after
noon at the office of Judge John L.
Whitaker in the Court House, the
committee appointed at former
meeting presented resolutions upon
the death of Hon. w. D. Cochran.
The resolutions prepared will be
presented at later meeting Of the
bar during the next session Of Circuit
Court and recorded on the record book
of the court. They follow
William d. Cochran, born at Mays
vile, KY, March 20, 1868, before the
last reveille of the Great Civil War
had scarcely died away, 1t was his
fortune to live through and be an ac-
tive part of half century of the most
resplendent progress in all history,
and passed to his eternal reward, sud
denly, at Cincinnati, Ohio, February
9Th, 1919, while the laundering echoes
of the last great battle for civilization
was still resounding throughout the
world, victim to Wars unrelenting
ravages, as much so, as he who fell at
the cannon's mouth in Argonne Wood
or Flanders Field.
Born, bred and brought up in this
community, of sturdy stock, he was
to the manor born and typified to
most striking degree the active, ag-
gressive and unconquerable charac-
teristics of the true and patriotic,
American. Generous, broad minded,
affiable, unasuming, sympathetic and
sincere, although long leader in var
ious activities he never deserted a
friend nor forgot favor.
Coming into active manhood In the
shifting political times of the early
nineties he steadily advanced to poll
teal leadership while aspiring for po-
sition at the bar Energetic, clean,
and clear headed, manly in his con-
tests and untiring in his efforts in
matters of principle neither asking or
giving quarter, he soon acquired con-
spicuous leadership in both.
Thrilled by every triumph and sad
dened by every sorrow, that touched
his friend or his fellowmen, this COM
munity, state or nation; when our
country cast her lot in the world war
his ardent nature, unbounded enthus-
iasm and unselfsh loyalty, was such
that his whole being was absorbed in
war work to the extent that he en-
gagged in every war activity, from the
cultivation of a war garden with his
own hands, to the highest civic duties
that could be undertaken or perform
ed by the unarmed soldier; and SOL
der he was, not only in his activities
and his aspirations, but in every f1bre
of his nature-and he sacrificed him
self unselfshly, a martyr to all that
is best and sublime in love Of country.
| AND, Therefore be 1t resolved, that
in the untimely death of William d.
Cochran, the Mason County Bar has
lost one of its most conspicuous and
beloved members, an able counselor,
and eloquent advocate, true to his
friends and faithful and to his client,
genial, generous and singularly SYM
pathetic in his nature, he made his
clients cause his own. OF unques-
toned integrity, loyalty and ability,
few men have fulfilled their duties to
Xheir profession, their country and
their fellowmen with more unselfish
completeness than did William D.
Cochran.
JUDGE C. D. NEWELL.
JUDGE JOHN L. WHITAKER
Ell. WORTHINGTON.
JAMES M. COLLINS.
s. F. REED.