Thomas Cochran (Nova Scotia politician)
Thomas Cochran | |
|---|---|
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| Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| In office November 1784 – October 1785 | |
| Preceded by | William Nesbitt |
| Succeeded by | Sampson Salter Blowers |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| In office 1775–1785 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1733 Ireland |
| Died | 28 July 1801 (aged 67–68) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Spouse |
Augusta Jane Allan (m. 1775) |
| Relations | William Cochran (brother) |
| Parent | Joseph Cochran |
Thomas Cochran or Cochrane (1733 – July 28, 1801) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia.[1] He represented Liverpool Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1775 to 1785.
Early life[edit]
He was the son of Joseph Cochran. His brother William also served in the provincial assembly.
Career[edit]
From 1775 to 1785, Cochran represented Liverpool Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, serving as speaker for the provincial assembly from November 1784 to October 1785.[2] He was named to the Nova Scotia Council in June 1785 and served until his death in 1801.[3]
Personal life[edit]
With his first wife, he was a father of:
- Margaret Cochran (c. 1762–c. 1835), who married Sir Rupert George, the Commodore for the Royal Navy's North America Station.
In 1775, he married his second wife, Augusta Jane Allan (1759–1826), a daughter of Major William Allan and Isabella (nee Maxwell) Allan. His brothers-in-law included John Allan and the Honorable Charles Hill. Together with his second wife, he was the father of several more children:[1]
- Thomas Cochran (1777–1804), who served as the third Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island[4] and later in Upper Canada where he perished in Lake Ontario in 1804.[5]
- Joseph Cochran (1779–1811)[1]
- Elizabeth Cochran (1781–1862), who married Rt. Rev. John Inglis, Bishop of Nova Scotia,[6] and son of Charles Inglis, the first Anglican bishop in North America.[1]
- Isabella Cochran (1784–1858), who married Dean Edward Bannerman Ramsay of Edinburgh, brother of Admiral Sir William Ramsay, in 1829.
- Harriet A. Cochran (1781–1862)[1]
- Lt.-Gen. William George Cochrane (1788–1858)[7]
- Georgiana Cochran (b. 1789)[1]
- Sir James Cochrane (1790–1883), the Chief Justice of Gibraltar who married Ann Theresa Elizabeth Haly, daughter of Col. William Haly, Lt. Gov. of Newfoundland.[8]
- Rupert John Cochrane (1791–1851),[9] who married Isabella Macomb Clarke.[10]
Cochran died in Halifax on 28 July 1801. Cochran and his family are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton (1899). Cochran-Inglis Family of Halifax. Halifax: C.H. Ruggles & Co.
- ^ Murdoch, Beamish (1867). A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie. J. Barnes. p. 36. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
- ^ Allison, David (1916). History of Nova Scotia. Vol. II. Halifax: A.W. Bowen & Co. p. 823.
- ^ Warburton, Alexander Bannerman (1923). A History of Prince Edward Island from Its Discovery in 1534 Until the Departure of Lieutenant-Governor Ready in A.D. 1831. Barnes & Company, limited, Printers. p. 424. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton (1891). The Church of England in Nova Scotia and the Tory Clergy of the Revolution. T. Whittaker. p. 236. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Archives, The National. "Cochrane, William George (d 1857) Lieutenant General". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "THE LATE LADY COCHRANE". The Law Journal. Law journal.: 324 1874. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Americana, American Historical Magazine. 1907. p. 410. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ of 1853, Harvard University Class (1913). Report 1849-1913: Issued on the Sixtieth Anniversary for the Use of the Class and Its Friends. Commencement, 1913. Harvard University. p. 169. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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