Alexander
Smith
Cochran
Born in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Francis Cochran
and Eva (Smith) Cochran
Brother of
Anna Phillips (Cochran) Ewing, Elinor DeWitt (Cochran) Stewart, William Francis Cochran Jr, Elizabeth Baldwin (Cochran) Bowen and Gifford Alexander Cochran
Husband of
Hanna (Puacz) Walska
— married
15 Sep 1920 (to 1922) in Paris, Seine, France
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
in New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2022
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Biography
- Wikidata: Item Q4720109, en:Wikipedia
Alexander was born in 1874 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York State. He was the son of William Cochran and Eva Smith. His family was wealthy through his grandfather's carpet business.
In 1920 he married the Polish opera singer Ganna Walska in Paris. becoming her third husband. The marriage did not last long and they divorced in 1922 without issue. The divorce settlement amounted to some $3 million.
He passed away in 1929 at Saranac Lake and is buried at Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers.
Find A Grave: Memorial #94863663
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