Background
The second son of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, he served with the Royal Navy as midshipman from 1901.
The second son of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, he served with the Royal Navy as midshipman from 1901.
In June 1902 he was posted to the battleship HMS London, which was flagship for the Coronation Review for King Edward VII in August 1902 before she was posted to the Mediterranean Station later the same year. He then sat for Dunbartonshire from a 1932 by-election until 1936. He was Governor of Burma from 1936 until 1941.
He was also a director of Standard Life.
34th United Kingdom Parliament. 36th United Kingdom Parliament. 37th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was Unionist Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for East Fife from 1924 until he lost the seat at the 1929 General Election.