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 | 4 August 1896 |
| Died | 25 January 1982 (aged 85) |
| 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 House of Commons of Canada 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.
Electoral record
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 7,473 | 43.70 | –1.83 | ||||
| Conservative | Dara Mason Cochrane | 7,158 | 41.86 | –12.61 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Alexander Leadbetter | 2,469 | 14.44 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,100 | 99.02 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.98 | +0.54 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,270 | 77.66 | –5.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 22,239 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | –7.22 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[3][4] | ||||||||
References
- Kenneth Judson Cochrane – Parliament of Canada biography
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1940, AL Normandin
- ^ Normandin, A.L. (1949). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ Marriages, Nova Scotia Vital Statistics
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cumberland, Nova Scotia (1935)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1935). Eighteenth General Election, 1935: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.