Thomas Cochran (Nova Scotia politician)

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.

Thomas Cochran
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
November 1784  October 1785
Preceded byWilliam Nesbitt
Succeeded bySampson Salter Blowers
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
1775–1785
Personal details
Born1733
Ireland
Died28 July 1801(1801-07-28) (aged 67–68)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Spouse
Augusta Jane Allan
(m. 1775)
RelationsWilliam Cochran (brother)
ParentJoseph Cochran

Early life

He was the son of Joseph Cochran. His brother William also served in the provincial assembly and edited The Nova-Scotia Magazine, printed by John Howe.[2]

Career

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.[3] He was named to the Nova Scotia Council in June 1785 and served until his death in 1801.[4]

Personal life

Thomas Cochran and his family, Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)[1]

With his first wife, he was a father of:

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]

Cochran died in Halifax on 28 July 1801. Cochran and his family are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax.[1]

References

  1. Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton (1899). Cochran-Inglis Family of Halifax. Halifax: C.H. Ruggles & Co.
  2. Mackay, Donald C. (1987). "Etter, Benjamin". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. Murdoch, Beamish (1867). A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie. J. Barnes. p. 36. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
  5. Allison, David (1916). History of Nova Scotia. Vol. II. Halifax: A.W. Bowen & Co. p. 823.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Archives, The National. "Cochrane, William George (d 1857) Lieutenant General". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. "THE LATE LADY COCHRANE". The Law Journal. Law journal.: 324 1874. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. Americana, American Historical Magazine. 1907. p. 410. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. 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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