Charles Fremont Cochran (September 27, 1846 – December 19, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in Kirksville, Missouri, Cochran moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1860.

He served as prosecuting attorney of Atchison County, Kansas from 1880 to 1884.

Founded the Observer, a weekly newspaper, of which he served as editor until his death in St. Joseph, Missouri, on December 19, 1906.

He was interred in Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.