Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald

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Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald (born 17 February 1961), styled Lord Cochrane until 1986, is a Scottish peer.

Dundonald is the only son of Iain Cochrane, 14th Earl of Dundonald and his first wife Aphra Farquhar (d. 1972).[1]

He was educated at Wellington College and RAC Cirencester. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1986, and became chairman of Duneth Securities in the same year.[1]

On 4 July 1987, he married M. Beatrice L. Russo, of Gibraltar, by whom he had two sons and a daughter before their marriage was dissolved in 2011:[2]

  • Archie Iain Thomas Cochrane, Lord Cochrane (b. 1991)
  • Lady Marina Aphra Mariola Cochrane (b. 1992)
  • Hon. James Douglas Richard Cochrane (b. 1995)

He has been a director of Anglo Digital, Ltd., since 2000. Dundonald lives at Lochnell Castle and is the honorary Chilean consul to Scotland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Dundonald, Earl of (Cochrane) (Earl S 1669)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
  2. ^ Winter, Laura, ed. (2016). "Dundonald, (Iain Alexander) Douglas Blair 15 Earl of (S 1669)". Debrett's People of Today 2016. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Dundonald
1986–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Archie Cochrane, Lord Cochrane