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He married Mary Sutton, daughter of Sir Richard Sutton, 4th Baronet. Their daughter, Jean Cochrane, was also a top yachtswoman. She died unexpectedly on her yacht in 1946.
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In 1896, Cochrane, Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Henry Macdonald Moreton, and Captain Ernest du Boulay instigated the
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class the earliest one design keelboat class with a One Design hull and restricted development rig.
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He later served as County Director, Auxiliary Hospitals and Voluntary Aid Detachments on the
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In the 1908 Olympic Games, Cochrane and his brothers-in-law,
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From 1909 to 1913, Cochrane was Rear Commodore of the
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Index

Bembridge Sailing Club
Sailing
United Kingdom
Olympic Games
1908 London
8 Metre
OBE
British
sailor
1908 Summer Olympics
Darlington
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald
King's College School
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Royal Horse Artillery
Bembridge Redwing
Henry Sutton
John Rhodes
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Isle of Wight
Order of the British Empire
1919 New Year Honours
"Blair Cochrane"



"British Sailing Gold Medallists"
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The Times
"History"

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