Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane
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Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane, MCS
, CMG
(3 August 1876 - 26 October 1932) was the 17th British Resident of Perak
and Chief Secretary to Government of Malaya from 1929 to 1930.
Cochrane was the fourth son of Rev. David Crawford Cochrane and his wife Jane Elizabeth Tomlinson and was born at Barrow on Trent Vicarage. He was educated at Repton School
where he was in the cricket XI and Merton College, Oxford
where he graduated BA. In 1899, he joined the Federated Malay Civil Service as a cadet. He played cricket for the Straits Settlements cricket team
in 1904 and 1905 and occasionally for the Federated Malay States cricket team
from 1907 to 1913.
Cochrane was an agent for the Malaya Information Agency, and became Under Secretary to the Government in 1921 and then in 1925 political Adviser in Johore. He became the 17th British Resident in Perak in 1929. He was appointed as the Acting Chief Secretary to Government on 30 November 1930, when Sir William Peel was on leave and later confirmed his posting when he was made C.M.G.
Cochrane retired in 1932 and lived at 21 Cheyne Court Chelsea. He died aged 56 later that year at St Peter's Hospital, Henrietta Street Covent Garden. "Jalan Cochrane" in Kuala Lumpur was named after him and consequently Cochrane Road School
and SMK Cochrane Perkasa
take their names from him.
Cochrane married Cecile Laura Vetter (1885-1957), daughter of Carlos Vetter, on 26 July 1910 and had two children. Cochrane was the brother of Arthur Cochrane
of the College of Arms
, and Alfred Cochrane
cricketer and writer.
MCS
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, CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(3 August 1876 - 26 October 1932) was the 17th British Resident of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
and Chief Secretary to Government of Malaya from 1929 to 1930.
Cochrane was the fourth son of Rev. David Crawford Cochrane and his wife Jane Elizabeth Tomlinson and was born at Barrow on Trent Vicarage. He was educated at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
where he was in the cricket XI and Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
where he graduated BA. In 1899, he joined the Federated Malay Civil Service as a cadet. He played cricket for the Straits Settlements cricket team
Straits Settlements cricket team
The Straits Settlements cricket team was the team that represented the Straits Settlements in international cricket matches between 1890 and 1940.-History:...
in 1904 and 1905 and occasionally for the Federated Malay States cricket team
Federated Malay States cricket team
The Federated Malay States cricket team was a team that represented the Federated Malay States in international cricket matches between 1905 and 1940. Cricket has been played in Peninsular Malaysia since the 1880s, and the Federated Malay States usually combined with the Straits Settlements cricket...
from 1907 to 1913.
Cochrane was an agent for the Malaya Information Agency, and became Under Secretary to the Government in 1921 and then in 1925 political Adviser in Johore. He became the 17th British Resident in Perak in 1929. He was appointed as the Acting Chief Secretary to Government on 30 November 1930, when Sir William Peel was on leave and later confirmed his posting when he was made C.M.G.
Cochrane retired in 1932 and lived at 21 Cheyne Court Chelsea. He died aged 56 later that year at St Peter's Hospital, Henrietta Street Covent Garden. "Jalan Cochrane" in Kuala Lumpur was named after him and consequently Cochrane Road School
SMK Cochrane
SMK Cochrane is a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1957 to provide secondary education to pupils who live near Cochrane Road. The school was inaugurated on 1 September 1965 by Datuk Harun bin Idris, Menteri Besar of Selangor at that time...
and SMK Cochrane Perkasa
SMK Cochrane Perkasa
Cochrane Perkasa High School is a co-ed secondary school for . The school is widely known as SMKCP and the students of SMK Cochrane Perkasa bear the name Cochrane Perkasan....
take their names from him.
Cochrane married Cecile Laura Vetter (1885-1957), daughter of Carlos Vetter, on 26 July 1910 and had two children. Cochrane was the brother of Arthur Cochrane
Arthur Cochrane
Sir Arthur William Steuart Cochrane, KCVO was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.-Biography:...
of the College of Arms
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds’ College, is an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
, and Alfred Cochrane
Alfred Cochrane
Alfred Henry John Cochrane, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1884 and 1886, and for Oxford University between 1885 and 1888. He subsequently made his name as a writer on sporting subjects and of light verse.Cochrane was the second son of Rev...
cricketer and writer.