Francis COCHRANE
COCHRANE, The Hon. Francis, P.C.
Personal Data
- Party
- Unionist
- Constituency
- Timiskaming (Ontario)
- Birth Date
- November 18, 1852
- Deceased Date
- September 22, 1919
- Website
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=bd9df755-dfce-42dc-9ebb-55306d610edc&Language=E&Section=ALL
- PARLINFO
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=bd9df755-dfce-42dc-9ebb-55306d610edc&Language=E&Section=ALL
- Profession
- merchant
Parliamentary Career
- November 8, 1911 - October 6, 1917
- CONNipissing (Ontario)
- Minister of Railways and Canals (October 10, 1911 - October 11, 1917)
- December 17, 1917 - September 22, 1919
- UNIONTimiskaming (Ontario)
- Minister Without Portfolio (October 12, 1917 - September 22, 1919)
Most Recent Speeches (Page 1 of 612)
September 6, 1917
Mr. COCHRANE:
Both.
September 6, 1917
Mr. COCHRANE:
$4,000. He is an extra good man, and I am afraid I would not be able to keep'him unless I raised his salary. Of course the Railway Department is under a different system from most of the other departments. It did not come under the Civil Service Act originally.
September 6, 1917
Mr. COCHRANE:
The contracts were
laid on the Table; you could find out yourself.
September 6, 1917
Mr. COCHRANE:
And no one will benefit more by them than will Nova Scotia.
September 6, 1917
Mr. COCHRANE:
Mr. Williams, who was appointed in 1912, is now over age. He is capable of passing the examination; in fact, he coaches others for it. He is an exceptionally fine man, a man with a family, and, I think, very deserving.