Background
He was son of the radical politician and sailor Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald. As a child he accompanied his father to Chile. On 31 October 1860, he succeeded his father as the 11th Earl of Dundonald.
He was son of the radical politician and sailor Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald. As a child he accompanied his father to Chile. On 31 October 1860, he succeeded his father as the 11th Earl of Dundonald.
Cochrane joined the British Army and eventually gained the rank of Captain. Between 1879 and 1885, he was a Representative Peer of Scotland.
