James Cothern (born: 9 Jan 1934, Montana; died: 16 June 2019, Davis, CA) served as Trustee of the Davis JUSD School Board from 1977 to 1981. At the time Cothern worked as an economist for the UC Davis agricultural extension service.

Source:

Sias, Spencer; 9 March 1977, "Cothern, Damesyn, Darling, School critics triumph," Davis Enterprise, pg. 1.

2019 July 10; 'Obituaries: James Harold Cothern,' The Davis Enterprise, accessed 11 July 2019.