Education
McCosh was educated at Fettes and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, Mechanical Science Tripos, in 1902.
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McCosh was educated at Fettes and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, Mechanical Science Tripos, in 1902.
He was the Chairman of the Scottish Iron Masters" Association from 1917 to 1939. Of the Lanarkshire Coal Masters" Association from 1934 to 1937. And of the Scottish Colliery Owners from 1939.
He was the President of the British Iron and Steel Federation in 1936-1937.
He was Deputy Controller, Raw Materials, Iron and Steel Control, at the Ministry of Supply from 1939-1942. He was the President of the Mining Association of Great Britain from 1944-1945 and a Governor of the Scottish Mining Disasters Relief Fund.
He was the President of the British Employers" Confederation from 1945-1946. He was Chairman of William Baird & Company
Limited., and Bairds & Scottish Steel Limited.
He was the Director of Bairds & Dalmellington Limited., and Provident Mutual Life Association. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Lanarkshire. He was one of the authors of the report by the Committee on Company-operative Selling in the Coal Mining Industry, which was a secret memorandum by the President of the Board of Trade The steam locomotive 4-6-2 A4 class BR 60003, originally named "Osprey" was re-named "Andrew K. McCosh" after him in October 1942.
He was Chairman of the LNER Locomotive Committee, coming to the LNER Board from that of the NBR. The locomotive was built in 1938, based at King"s Cross, and withdrawn in 1962.
A portrait of McCosh, by George Henry was painted in 1912. lieutenant is in the collection of North Lanarkshire Council Museums and Heritage Service.
