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. Among his siblings were William Cochrane (who married Lady Grizel Graham, a daughter of James Graham, 2nd

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), Margaret Cochrane (wife of

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), Helen Cochrane (wife of John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland), and Jean Cochrane (wife of

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and William, 3rd Viscount of Kilsyth). His paternal grandparents were William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald and Eupheme Scott, a granddaughter of

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. His maternal grandparents were John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis and Lady Jean Hamilton, a daughter of

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. He was educated at the

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Career

Following the death of his father, he was styled Lord Cochrane. Upon the death of his grandfather in 1685, he inherited the earldom of Dundonald, as his father predeceased his grandfather in 1679. He supported William of Orange, who became

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, and

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in 1689.

Personal life

In November 1684, Cochrane married Lady Susan Hamilton, the second daughter of

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and Anne Hamilton, ''

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'' Duchess of Hamilton. Together, they were the parents of: * Lady Anne Cochrane (b. 1685), who died young. * William Cochrane, 3rd Earl of Dundonald (1686–1705), who died unmarried. *

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(1687–1720), who married Lady Anne Murray, a daughter of

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in 1706. After her death in 1710, he married Lady Mary Somerset, widow of

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and daughter

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in 1715. Lord Dundonald died on 16 May 1690 and was buried 29 May 1690 in

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. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son,

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. As he died unmarried in 1705, his second son

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inherited the earldom. After his death, his widow married

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References

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