Background
Cochran, George Moffett was born on April 20, 1912 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of Peyton and Susie (Robertson) Cochran.
Cochran, George Moffett was born on April 20, 1912 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of Peyton and Susie (Robertson) Cochran.
Bachelor, University Virginia, 1934. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1936. Doctor of Laws (honorary), James Madison University, 1991.
Associate law firm, Baltimore, 1936-1938; partner firm, Peyton Cochran and George M. Cochran, Staunton, 1938-1964; partner firm, Cochran, Lotz & Black, Staunton, 1964-1969; justice, Supreme Court, Richmond, Virginia, 1969-1987. President Planters Bank & Trust Company, Staunton, 1963-1969.
Chairman Woodrow Wilson Centennial Commission Virginia, 1952-1958, Virginia Cultural Development Study Commission, 1966-1968, Frontier Culture Museum Virginia, 1986-1998. Member Virginia Commission Constitutional Revisi on, 1968-1969, Judicial Council Virginia, 1963-1969, Virginia House Delegates, 1948-1966, Virginia Senate, 1966-1968. Chairman, Board Of Directors Stuart Hall, 1971-1986.
Member board visitors Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1960-1968. Trustee Mary Baldwin College, 1967-1981, University of Virginia Law School Foundation, 1975-1989, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, 1955-1993. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association (president 1965-1966), Raven Society, Society of Cincinnati, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Marion Lee Stuart, May 1, 1948. Children– George Moffett, Harry Carter Stuart.