Cochrane was born in Sedgehill, Northumberland, the son of civil engineer William Cochrane and his wife, Eliza Collis.[2] He was educated at Sherborne School and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating MA in 1894. In 1905, he married Frances Sibyl Potter, the youngest daughter of Colonel Addison Potter CB, of Heaton Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne.
In the general election of December 1910 he fought Durham for the Liberals unsuccessfully, and was briefly Member of Parliament for South Shields from 1916 to 1918, having been elected at a by-election in 1916, during the First World War.[3]
He was the chairman of Armstrong College council and the honorary treasurer of the Durham College of Medicine from 1908 to 1926; the two institutions later merged to become Newcastle University.[4] In 1920 he donated a sports ground in Heaton for the use of students at the colleges, which was later named Cochrane Park,[5] and in 1924 he funded the construction of a students' union building.[6]
^ ab‘COCHRANE, Sir Cecil Algernon’, in Who Was Who (London: A. & C. Black, 1920–2008), online edition (subscription required) by Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 7 December 2010
^Bettenson, EM (1971). University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: A Historical Introduction, 1834-1971. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Newcastle University. p. 50. ISBN978-0900565281.
^University of Durham Calendar for the Year 1936-1937. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid & Co. 1936. p. 614.
^Weatherall, Nicola (3 October 2011). "Newcastle University students set to benefit from building revamp". The Journal. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^"Obituary: Sir Cecil Cochrane". The Times. 23 September 1960.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Cecil Cochrane
cecil, cochrane, cecil, algernon, cochrane, april, 1869, september, 1960, british, liberal, party, politician, elected, member, parliament, south, shields, 1916, resigning, 1918, cochrane, born, sedgehill, northumberland, civil, engineer, william, cochrane, wi. Sir Cecil Algernon Cochrane DCL JP 24 April 1869 23 September 1960 was a British Liberal Party politician He was elected Member of Parliament for South Shields in 1916 resigning in 1918 1 Cochrane was born in Sedgehill Northumberland the son of civil engineer William Cochrane and his wife Eliza Collis 2 He was educated at Sherborne School and Christ Church Oxford graduating MA in 1894 In 1905 he married Frances Sibyl Potter the youngest daughter of Colonel Addison Potter CB of Heaton Hall Newcastle upon Tyne In the general election of December 1910 he fought Durham for the Liberals unsuccessfully and was briefly Member of Parliament for South Shields from 1916 to 1918 having been elected at a by election in 1916 during the First World War 3 He was the chairman of Armstrong College council and the honorary treasurer of the Durham College of Medicine from 1908 to 1926 the two institutions later merged to become Newcastle University 4 In 1920 he donated a sports ground in Heaton for the use of students at the colleges which was later named Cochrane Park 5 and in 1924 he funded the construction of a students union building 6 He was knighted in 1933 1 He died in 1960 in Newcastle upon Tyne aged 92 3 7 An industrial steam locomotive was named after him and is preserved on the Tanfield Railway References edit a b Burke Sir Bernard ed 1939 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 97th ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry p 2745 1871 England Census a b COCHRANE Sir Cecil Algernon in Who Was Who London A amp C Black 1920 2008 online edition subscription required by Oxford University Press December 2007 accessed 7 December 2010 Bettenson EM 1971 University of Newcastle upon Tyne A Historical Introduction 1834 1971 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University p 50 ISBN 978 0900565281 University of Durham Calendar for the Year 1936 1937 Newcastle upon Tyne Andrew Reid amp Co 1936 p 614 Weatherall Nicola 3 October 2011 Newcastle University students set to benefit from building revamp The Journal Retrieved 16 May 2019 Obituary Sir Cecil Cochrane The Times 23 September 1960 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Cecil CochraneParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRussell Rea Member of Parliament for South Shields1916 1918 Succeeded byJoseph Havelock Wilson nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecil Cochrane amp oldid 1116907797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
