Background
He was the son of Sir Ernest Cecil Cochrane, 2nd Baronet, and Elsa Dorothea Marie Schumacher.
He was the son of Sir Ernest Cecil Cochrane, 2nd Baronet, and Elsa Dorothea Marie Schumacher.
He was educated at Eton College.
In World World War II, he was a Major in the Lancashire Fusiliers, stationed in the Middle East. He was Honorary Consul-General of Ireland for the Republics of Syria and the Lebanon, and Controller of Beirut Race Course.