Thomas John Cochrane

Admiral of the Fleet
Thomas John Cochrane
GCB
Admiral of the Fleet Thomas John Cochrane GCB
	Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane
43rd Governor of Newfoundland
	In office; 1825–1834
Monarchs	George IV; William IV
Preceded by	Sir Charles Hamilton
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Prescott
Member of Parliament; for Ipswich
	In office; 1839–1841 Serving with Fitzroy Kelly
Preceded by	Thomas Milner Gibson; Fitzroy Kelly
Succeeded by	Rigby Wason; George Rennie
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station
	In office; 1844–1846
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir William Parker
Succeeded by	Samuel Inglefield
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
	In office; 1852–1856
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Thomas Briggs
Succeeded by	Sir George Seymour
Military career
Born	5 February 1789; Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	19 October 1872 (aged 83); Quarr Abbey House, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1796–1856
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	HMS Nimrod; HMS Jason; HMS Ethalion; HMS Surprise; HMS Forte; Governor of Newfoundland; East Indies and China Station; Portsmouth Command
Conflicts	French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars; War of 1812; First Opium War; Anglo-Bruneian War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane, GCB (5 February 1789 – 19 October 1872) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, he captured the French ship Favourite off the coast of Dutch Guiana and then took part in various actions including the capture of the Virgin Islands from Danish forces, the capture of the French island of Martinique and the capture of the French archipelago of Îles des Saintes during the Napoleonic Wars. He also took part in the burning of Washington and the attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812.

Cochrane went on to serve as colonial governor of Newfoundland and then as Member of Parliament for Ipswich before becoming Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.