John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald (4 July 1687 – 5 June 1720), was a Scottish aristocrat and politician.
Early life
Cochrane was born on 4 July 1687. He was the second son of
John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald
John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald ( – 16 May 1690), ''styled'' Lord Cochrane from 1679 to 1686, was a Scottish aristocrat.
Early life
He was the eldest son of William Cochrane, Lord Cochrane (d. 1679) and the former Lady Katherine Kennedy. A ...
and Lady Susan Hamilton. His elder brother was
William Cochrane, 3rd Earl of Dundonald
Earl of Dundonald is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1669 for the Scottish soldier and politician William Cochrane, 1st Lord Cochrane of Dundonald, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltr ...
, who did not marry.
His paternal grandparents were
William Cochrane, Lord Cochrane (eldest son and heir apparent of
William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
) and the former Lady Katherine Kennedy (a daughter of
John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis
John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis, PC (died April 1668) was a Scottish peer, the grandson of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis, and nephew of John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis. He succeeded to the titles of 8th Lord Kennedy and 6th Earl ...
).
His maternal grandparents were
William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of The 1st Marquess of Douglas by ...
and
Anne Hamilton, ''
suo jure
''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...
''
Duchess of Hamilton.
He entered the
University of Glasgow
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at age 14.
Career
He voted in the election of Scottish representatives on 17 June 1807, but his votes were set aside as he was a minor.
Lord Dundonald served as a Tory
Representative Peer for Scotland from 1713 to 1714. He was a Colonel of the 4th
Horse Guards from 1715 to 1719.
Personal life
On 4 April 1706, Lord Dundonald was married to Lady Anne Murray (1687–1710) at Cramond. Lady Anne was the second daughter of
Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore
Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661–1710) was a British peer, previously Lord Charles Murray.
The second son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, he rose to become a general in the British Army and was created Earl of Dunmore, Lord M ...
and the former Catharine Watts (daughter and heiress of Richard Watts, of
Great Munden
Great Munden is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish, in the district of East Hertfordshire, spans , of which are arable land, are permanent grass and are wood. It has a population of 477, reducing to 339 at the 201 ...
). Before her death on 30 November 1710 from
smallpox
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, they were the parents of:
* Lady Anne Cochrane (–1724), who married, as his first wife,
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and 2nd Duke of Brandon KT FRS (5 January 1703 – 2 March 1743) was a Scottish peer, the son of the 4th Duke of Hamilton.
Hamilton attended Winchester College from 1716 to 1717. He matriculated at Christ ...
, in 1723.
*
William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald
Earl of Dundonald is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1669 for the Scottish soldier and politician William Cochrane, 1st Lord Cochrane of Dundonald, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltr ...
(1708–1725), who died unmarried.
* Lady Susan Cochrane (d. 1754), who married
Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (c. 1699 – 11 May 1728) was a Peerage of Scotland, Scottish peer and nobleman. He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His exact date of birth is unknown but he was b ...
, in 1725. After his death, she married George Forbes,
Master of the Horse
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(Ancient Rome)
The original Master of the Horse ( la, Magister Equitu ...
, to Prince
Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (20 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, grandson of James II and VII, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland and ...
, in 1745.
* Lady Catherine Cochrane (d. 1786), who married, as his second wife, her cousin
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway ( – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat.
Early life
Alexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury an ...
, in 1729.
After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (1688–) on 15 October 1715. Mary, the widow of
Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, KG PC (2 April 1684 – 24 May 1714) was an English peer and politician. He was the only son of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child. He was styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1698, ...
, was the youngest daughter of
Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds
Admiral Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659 – 25 June 1729), styled Viscount Osborne between 1673 and 1689, Earl of Danby between 1689 and 1694 and Marquess of Carmarthen between 1694 and 1712, was an English Tory politician.
Backg ...
and the former Bridget Hyde (only daughter and heiress of
Sir Thomas Hyde, 2nd Baronet
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, of Aldbury).
Lord Dundonald died on 5 June 1720 before reaching age 33. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son,
William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
. His widow died in Scotland in .
References
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1687 births
1720 deaths
John
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New Testament
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Scottish representative peers