Basil Cochrane - Commissioner of Excise

Personal data

Name

Basil Cochrane

Born 1701
Died October 02, 1788

Alias

Commissioner Cochrane

Biography

Son of William Cochrane of Ochiltree, and Mary Bruce. Brother of James Boswell's maternal grandmother, Euphemia (d. 1721). Longtime army officer. Governor of the Isle of Man (1751-1761). Commissioner of Excise in Scotland (1761), Commissioner of Customs in Scotland (1764).

Life with Boswell

Boswell breakfasted with Cochrane, "a man of great common sense and prudence"1 , on October 30, 1762. Cochrane was Boswell's grand-uncle, and the two had a fairly close relationship.

1According to Boswell's journal

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Basil Cochrane - Commissioner of Excise