page_title: William Bourke Cockran
hierarchical_section_title: William Bourke Cockran
caption_attribution_description: English: William Bourke Cockran in C. M. Bell's studio
context_page_description: William Bourke Cockran, commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American politician and orator. He served as a United States Representative from the East Side of Manhattan for seven terms.
  He was a leading orator of the late 19th and early 20th century. Through his personal relationship with the Churchill family, he served an important influence on British statesman Winston Churchill.
context_section_description: William Bourke Cockran (February 28, 1854 – March 1, 1923), commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American politician and orator. He served as a United States Representative from the East Side of Manhattan for seven terms.
  He was a leading orator of the late 19th and early 20th century. Through his personal relationship with the Churchill family, he served an important influence on British statesman Winston Churchill.
caption: Cockran at C. M. Bell's studio
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