Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, 1st Baron Lamington
Alexander Dundas Ross Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie, 1st Baron Lamington (24 November 1816 – 15 February 1890), better known as Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, was a British Conservative politician perhaps best known for his association with Young England in the early 1840s.
The son of
He was educated at Eton College, matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in June 1835,[1] then transferred to Trinity College, Cambridge in February 1836. He was President of the Cambridge Union in 1837.[2]
He entered
In 1844 he married Annabella Mary Elizabeth Drummond,[4] daughter of Andrew Drummond of Cadlands, Hampshire and a granddaughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland. Through the marriage of Annabella's sister Frederica, he was brother-in-law to the Earl of Scarborough.
They had four children. He was succeeded in his honours and lands by his only son,
References
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Cochrane (Cochrane-Wishart-Baillie), Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie (CCRN836AD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 24838". The London Gazette. 27 April 1880. p. 2725.
- ^ "Annabella Lady Lamington and Frederica Countess of Scarbrough by Sir Francis Grant". Wikigallery.
- ^ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935
Sources
- OCLC 8047.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- "Archival material relating to Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, 1st Baron Lamington". UK National Archives.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Baillie-Cochrane