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Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691 – 31 October 1778) was a Scottish nobleman, army officer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire, 1722–1727. He served as Commissioner of the Excise for Scotland from 1730 until 1764.
Thomas Cochrane (8th Earl of Dundonald)was the seventh son of William Cochrane, of Ochiltree and his wife Lady Mary Bruce, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine. He was baptized on 23 Jul 1691.
- July 23, 1691
- October 31, 1778
Mar 25, 2024 · Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691 – Saturday, 31 October 1778) was a Scottish nobleman, army officer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire, 1722–1727. He served as Commissioner of the Excise for Scotland from 1730 until 1764.
- Ochiltree
- April 22, 1691
- Jane Cochrane
- June 27, 1778
Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald GCB (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval officer, peer, mercenary and politician. Serving during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy , his naval successes led Napoleon to nickname him le Loup ...
He fought in the Seven Years' War and was killed at the Battle of Louisbourg on 9 July 1758. [1] On the death of the 7th Earl this line of the family also failed and the titles were inherited by his second cousin once removed, Thomas Cochrane, the eighth Earl (died 1778).
Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald. Sailor. The grave of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, the famous admiral, is in the central part of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691 – 31 October 1778) was a Scottish nobleman, army officer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire, 1722–1727. He served as Commissioner of the Excise for Scotland from 1730 until 1764.
