Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald
Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald | |
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Born | 1691 |
Died | 31 October 1778 | (aged 86–87)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Royal Regiment of Dragoons 27th Regiment of Foot |
Relations | Archibald Cochrane (son) John Cochrane (son) Basil Cochrane (son) Alexander Cochrane (son) George Cochrane (son) Andrew Cochrane (son) Thomas Cochrane (grandson) John Dundas Cochrane (grandson) |
Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691 – 31 October 1778) was a
Early life and education
Thomas was born in 1691, the seventh son of William Cochrane of Ochiltree, and his wife Lady Mary Bruce, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine.[1]
As a younger son, he would not inherit his father's property, so he entered the army. He became a
He became
Thomas Cochrane acceded to the title of Earl of Dundonald on the death of his distant cousin, William Cochrane, the seventh earl, on 9 July 1758.[2] William, an army officer, had been killed at the Siege of Louisbourg, and died without issue.[1] As the eldest surviving son by then of William Cochrane of Ochiltree, Thomas had already inherited the family estates at Culross and Ochiltree.[1]
Family and issue
Cochrane was married twice, firstly to his cousin, Elizabeth Kerr, in 1721. They had two children, a son Thomas who died young, and a daughter Grizel.[1][4] Elizabeth died in 1743.
On 6 September 1744, Cochrane married Jane Stuart. They had a number of children, firstly
Thomas and Jane Cochrane's third son, John, was born in 1750; he became a prosperous contractor for the British army and navy. Their fourth, James Atholl, was born in 1751; he entered the church, becoming vicar for Mansfield and writing a number of books on various subjects.[5] Their fifth son Basil was born in 1753. He made a fortune supplying the Royal Navy in India. Their sixth son Alexander Forrester (later Alexander Inglis) was born in 1758, and entered the Royal Navy. He rose to be admiral of the white, an MP, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath.[1][5]
Their seventh son
Thomas Cochrane died on 31 October 1778. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Archibald, who became the 9th Earl of Dundonald.[1]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dewar. Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain. p. 234.
- ^ a b Salmon. A Short View of the Families of the Scottish Nobility. p. 89.
- ^ Boswell & Temple. The Correspondence of James Boswell and William Johnson Temple. p. 16.
- ^ Dundonald. The Autobiography of a Seaman. p. 35.
- ^ a b c Paterson. History of the County of Ayr. p. 27.
- ^ a b Thorne. The House of Commons 1790-1820. p. 461.
References
- ISBN 0-7486-0758-7.
- Cochrane, Thomas (1860). The Autobiography of a Seaman. Richard Bentley.
- Dewar, Peter Beauclerk (2001). Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain: Together with Members of the Titled and Non-Titled Contemporary Establishment. ISBN 0-9711966-0-5.
- Paterson, James (1852). History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire. Vol. 2. J. Dick.
- Salmon, Nathaniel (1759). A Short View of the Families of the Scottish Nobility: Their Titles, Marriages, Issue, Descents; ... To Which are Added, a List of All Those Peers who have Served in Parliament Since the Union. W. Owen.
- Thorne, Roland G. (1986). The House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 0-436-52101-6.