Thomas Cochran or Cochrane (1733 – July 28, 1801) was an

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-born merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Liverpool Township in the

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from 1775 to 1785.

Early life

He was the son of Joseph Cochran. His brother

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also served in the provincial assembly and edited ''The Nova-Scotia Magazine'', printed by John Howe.

Career

From 1775 to 1785, Cochran represented Liverpool Township in the

, serving as speaker for the provincial assembly from November 1784 to October 1785. He was named to the

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in June 1785 and served until his death in 1801.

Personal life

Thomas Cochran, Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Nova Scotia

With his first wife, he was a father of: * Margaret Cochran (–), who married Sir

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. 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: * Thomas Cochran (1777–1804), who served as the third Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island and later in

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where he perished in Lake Ontario in 1804. * Joseph Cochran (1779–1811) * Elizabeth Cochran (1781–1862), who married Rt. Rev. John Inglis, Bishop of Nova Scotia, and son of Charles Inglis, the first Anglican bishop in North America. * Isabella Cochran (1784–1858), who married Dean

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, brother of

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, in 1829. * Harriet A. Cochran (1781–1862) * Lt.-Gen. William George Cochrane (1788–1858) * Georgiana Cochran (b. 1789) * Sir James Cochrane (1790–1883), the

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who married Ann Theresa Elizabeth Haly, daughter of Col. William Haly, Lt. Gov. of Newfoundland. * Rupert John Cochrane (1791–1851), who married Isabella Macomb Clarke. Cochran died in Halifax on 28 July 1801. Cochran and his family are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cochran, Thomas 1733 births 1801 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Speakers of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly