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Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

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Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

Major-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald (1852–1935) was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general and the general officer commanding the Militia of Canada from 1902 to 1904. He maried Winifred Bamford-Hesketh and lived for many years at her home of Gwrych Castle in North Wales.

Dundonald Park, in Centretown, Ottawa, Ontario, is named after him.

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  • "King's College London Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives entry". Retrieved May 3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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Preceded by General Officer commanding the Militia of Canada
1902–1904 		Succeeded by
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