Matthew_Henry_Cochrane

Matthew Henry Cochrane

Matthew Henry Cochrane

Canadian politician

Matthew Henry Cochrane (November 11, 1823 – August 12, 1903) was a Canadian industrialist, livestock breeder, and politician.

Quick Facts The Hon., Senator for Wellington, Quebec ...

Born in Compton, Lower Canada, the eldest son of an Irish Anglican immigrant, James Cochrane, Cochrane was a cattle importer and breeder. He was appointed to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald in October 1872 representing the senatorial division of Wellington, Quebec. A Conservative, he served almost 31 years until his death in 1903. His 1,100-acre (4.5 km2) ranch in Compton was one of the most well known in Canada and his annual auctions attracted ranches from all across North America and England. He was one of the founders of the Eastern Townships Bank and Cochrane Ranch in Alberta was one of the largest in the British Empire.

Cochrane, Alberta is named in his honour.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 36.

See also


Stub icon

This article about a Quebec Member of the Canadian Senate is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Matthew_Henry_Cochrane, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.