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 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

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Kenneth Judson Cochrane	7,473
	Conservative	Dara Mason Cochrane	7,158
	Reconstruction	Alexander Leadbetter	2,469

References

• Kenneth Judson Cochrane – Parliament of Canada biography
• Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1940, AL Normandin

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