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Edward Cochrane

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Edward Cochrane
Edward Cochrane
Member of the Canada Parliament
for Northumberland East
In office
1882–1887
Preceded byDarius Crouter
Succeeded byAlbert Mallory
In office
1887–1907
Preceded byAlbert Mallory
Succeeded byCharles Lewis Owen
Personal details
Born(1834-01-01)January 1, 1834
Cramahe Township, Upper Canada
DiedMarch 8, 1907(1907-03-08) (aged 73)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyConservative

Edward Cochrane (January 1, 1834 – March 8, 1907) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Cramahe Township, Upper Canada, Cochrane educated in the village of Colborne. A farmer, he was for many years a School Trustee, Township Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve and Warden of Northumberland and Durham. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Northumberland East in the general elections of 1882. A Conservative, he was defeated by 13 votes in 1887, but the election having been declared void for bribery by agents and he was elected on December 22 of same year. This election was also voided and he was again elected on November 21, 1888. He was re-elected in 1891, 1896, 1900 and 1904. He died while in office in 1907.

Electoral record

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1882 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Edward Cochrane 2,073
  Independent Liberal Darius Crouter 1,800
1887 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Albert Elhanon Mallory 2,291
  Conservative Edward Cochrane 2,278


By-election: On Mr. Mallory being unseated for bribery by agents,
22 December 1887: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Edward Cochrane 2,148
  Liberal Albert E. Mallory 2,124
By-election: On election being declared void, 21 November 1888:
East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Edward Cochrane 2,074
  Liberal Albert E. Mallory 2,028
1891 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative E. Cochrane 2,495
  Liberal M. P. Ketchum 2,259
1896 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative E. Cochrane 2,410
  Patrons of Industry C. A. Mallory 2,013
1900 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Edward Cochrane 2,452
  Liberal Robert Baldwin Denike 2,086
1904 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Edward Cochrane 2,402
  Liberal John H. Douglas 2,196

References

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  • Edward Cochrane – Parliament of Canada biography
  • The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
  • "Edward Cochrane". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.