Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald (1702 – 28 May 1737) was a Scottish peer.

Early life

Cochrane was born in 1702. He was the second but only surviving son of William Cochrane of Kilmaronock, MP for

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, and the former Lady Grizel Graham. His paternal grandparents were

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and his wife Lady Katherine Kennedy (a daughter of

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). His maternal grandparents were

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and the former Lady Isabel Ker (widow of

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, and fifth daughter of

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Career

Upon the death of his unmarried cousin,

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, in 1725, he inherited the earldom of Dundonald.

Personal life

In October 1727, Lord Dundonald was married to Catherine Hamilton (d. 1779), the second daughter of

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(sixth son of

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and Anne Hamilton, ''

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'' Duchess of Hamilton) and the former Mary Dunbar (a daughter of David Dunbar the Younger of Baldoon, who was the granddaughter and heiress of Sir David Dunbar, 1st Baronet, of Baldoon). Together, they were the parents of: *

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(1729–1758), who was killed during the Siege of Louisbourg.Robert J. Andrews, ed., ''The Journals of Jeffrey Amherst, 1757-1763'' (

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, 2015). vol. 2, p. 73 * Hon. Basil Cochrane (d. 1748), who served in the

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. * Lady Katherine Cochrane (d. 1776), who married William Wood of Nether Gallowhill. * Lady Charlotte Cochrane (d. 1740). Lord Dundonald died at

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on 28 May 1737, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son,

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. His widow died on 13 April 1779. On the death of his unmarried heir in 1758, his line died out and the title was inherited by his son's second cousin, Thomas Cochrane.Sir James Balfour Paul, ed., ''Scots Peerage,'' (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906), vol. III, pp. 357-358.

References

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