Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald
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British naval officer
Earl of Dundonald
Royal Navy admiral
Scottish peer
human
politician
radical politician
Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald, was a renowned early 19th-century British naval officer and radical politician famed for his daring naval exploits during the Napoleonic Wars and later service in the navies of Chile, Brazil, and Greece.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British naval officer
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Earl of Dundonald ⓘ Royal Navy admiral ⓘ Scottish peer ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ radical politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
10th Earl of Dundonald
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Lord Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1775-12-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Annsfield, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westminster Abbey, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conviction | involved in the 1814 Great Stock Exchange Fraud case ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1860-10-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Cochrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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Order of Merit of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired |
fictional character Horatio Hornblower
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fictional character Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
daring naval tactics during the Napoleonic Wars
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service in the Brazilian Navy ⓘ service in the Chilean Navy ⓘ service in the Greek Navy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 8th Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basque Roads attack 1809
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Brazilian War of Independence naval campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean War of Independence naval campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek War of Independence naval service NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of the Spanish frigate Gamo ⓘ command of HMS Speedy ⓘ defence of Rosas (Roses) 1808 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Member of Parliament for Honiton
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Member of Parliament for Westminster ⓘ |
| pardon | received a royal pardon and restoration to the Navy list in 1832 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | radical reformer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Admiral of the Greek Fleet
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Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy ⓘ First Admiral of the Brazilian Navy ⓘ |
| pseudoscientificOrControversial | advocated use of secret weapons such as chemical and smoke warfare ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1860 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1793 ⓘ |
| spouse | Katherine Corbett Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Thomas Barnes Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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