. ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁" leading ▁far mer ▁and ▁fruit ▁gro wer ." ▁ ▁Professional ▁and ▁political ▁career ▁C och ran ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Castle ▁County ▁Le vy ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Governor ▁of ▁Del aware ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Isaac ▁J ump , ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁from ▁New ▁Castle ▁County ▁in ▁thirty ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁progress ive ▁governor , ▁advoc ating ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁law , ▁and ▁re app ort ion ment ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁to ▁more ▁fairly ▁reflect ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁New ▁Castle ▁County . ▁The ▁re app ort ion ment ▁proposal ▁was ▁not ▁approved . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁did , ▁however , ▁pass ▁legisl ation ▁requiring ▁business es ▁serving ▁the ▁public ▁" to ▁provide ▁equal ▁accommod ations ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁might ▁be ▁de emed ▁ob no x ious ▁by ▁others ." ▁This ▁effort ▁to ▁den y ▁civil ▁rights ▁to ▁African - Amer icans ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁books ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁C och ran ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁near ▁M idd let own ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Forest ▁Pres by ter ian ▁C emetery ▁at ▁M idd let own . ▁ ▁One ▁of