Name Thomas Cochran Role Political figure | Died July 28, 1801 | |
Thomas Cochran or Cochrane(1733 – July 28, 1801) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1775 to 1785.
He was the son of Joseph Cochran. In 1775, he married his second wife, Augusta Jane Allan. His brothers-in-law included John Allan and the Honorable Charles Hill. Cochran served as speaker for the provincial assembly from November 1784 to October 1785. He was named to the Nova Scotia Council in June 1785 and served until his death in Halifax in 1801. Cochran and his family are buried in the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia).
Family
His brother William also served in the provincial assembly. The Nova-Scotia Magazine, printed by John Howe and edited by William Cochran. His son Thomas served as the third Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island and later in Upper Canada where he perished in Lake Ontario in 1804. His daughter Isabella (1784-1858) married Dean Edward Ramsay of Edinburgh and is buried there.