Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Thomas Horatio Arthur Ernest Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults DL, JP, LLD (2 April 1857 - 17 January 1951) was a Scottish soldier and Unionist politician. He was Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department under Arthur Balfour between 1902 and 1905. Cochrane was the second son of Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald, and Louisa Harriet, daughter of William Mackinnon, and the younger brother of Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald. He was educated at Eton. Cochrane was an Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and served in the 93rd Highlanders and the Scots Guards. He served in South Africa, where he was Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General. He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 2/7 Black Watch from 1914 to 1917.