Bruce Cochran

Bruce Cochran
MLA for Lunenburg Centre
In office
1974 – January 24, 1984
Preceded by Walton Cook
Succeeded by Maxine Cochran
Personal details
Born (1919-12-01)1 December 1919[1]
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Died 24 January 1984(1984-01-24) (aged 64)
Rye, New York, U.S.
Political party Progressive Conservative
Occupation Public relations consultant

Bruce Cochran (1 December 1919 – 24 January 1984) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1983. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Early life and education

Born in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Cochran studied at the University of King's College, and graduated from Dalhousie University with a BA in Communication.[1]

Career

Cochran served the Canadian military for the whole duration of World War II (1939–1945). He married Maxine Elizabeth Bishop in 1951. In 1960, he founded his own public relations consulting company, Bruce Cochran Associates.[1] Cochran entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, defeating Liberal James Kinley by 208 votes in Lunenburg Centre.[2] He was re-elected in the 1978,[3] and 1981 elections.[4]

On 5 October 1978, Cochran was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Consumer Affairs.[5] In June 1979, he was appointed Minister of Tourism.[1] He briefly served as Minister responsible for Housing (1978), Minister responsible for Communications and Information (1978), and Minister of Culture, Recreation and Fitness (1979).[1]

Death

In November 1983, Cochran resigned from his government duties, citing health reasons,[6] and died in the United States (Rye, NY) soon afterward.[1] His wife, Maxine Cochran succeeded him as MLA.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 36. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. p. 98. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. p. 98. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Buchanan's Tory cabinet takes over in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. 6 October 1978.
  6. ↑ "Five added, seven shift jobs in Nova Scotia inner circle". The Globe and Mail. 5 November 1983.
  7. ↑ "Maxine Cochran, Nova Scotia's first female cabinet minister, dies". The Chronicle Herald. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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