Kenneth Judson Cochrane

Kenneth Judson Cochrane
Member of Parliament
for Cumberland
In office
October 1941  June 1949
Preceded by Robert Knowlton Smith
Succeeded by Percy Chapman Black
Personal details
Born (1896-08-04)4 August 1896
Fox River, Nova Scotia
Died 25 January 1982(1982-01-25) (aged 85)
Truro, Nova Scotia
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Gwendolyn Elizabeth Kerr
m. 22 Aug 1917[1]
Profession Contractor, lumberman, shipbuilder

Kenneth Judson Cochrane (4 August 1896 25 January 1982) was a shipbuilder, lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal member and represented Cumberland in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1941 to 1949 as a Liberal.

He was born in Fox River, Nova Scotia, the son of George Melville Cochrane and Sarah Soley. He was educated at the Ontario Business College in Belleville. He worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce and as an engineer for the Nova Scotia Department of Highways. In 1917, he married Gwendolyn E. Kerr.[2] Cochrane also served as a member of the municipal council for Port Greville in 1918. He was defeated by Percy Chapman Black when he ran for reelection to the federal seat in 1940. Cochrane served as a lieutenant in the reserves from 1943 to 1944. He died at a Truro, Nova Scotia hospital in 1982.

References

  1. Normandin, A.L. (1949). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Marriages, Nova Scotia Vital Statistics


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