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Earl of Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald
1814–1885
A soldier, peer, and biographer, he is remembered both for his own public life and for preserving the dramatic story of his father, the celebrated naval commander Lord Cochrane. His career touched the British Army, Parliament, and a childhood adventure in South America that sounds almost like a novel.
2 Audiobooks
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II
by Earl of Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox) Bourne
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. I
by Earl of Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox) Bourne
About the author
Thomas Barnes Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald, was born on April 14, 1814, and died on January 15, 1885. He was the son of Thomas Cochrane, the famous 10th Earl of Dundonald, and as a child he reportedly accompanied his father to Chile as a stowaway on the frigate O'Higgins. Later, he joined the British Army and reached the rank of captain.
After succeeding to the earldom in 1860, he also took on a public role in British political life. He served as a representative peer for Scotland from 1879 until his death in 1885.
For readers, his lasting interest is as an author connected to one of the great naval lives of the age. He helped write The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, a work that carried forward the story of his father's remarkable and controversial career.