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- 1875-1905 (Creation)
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6 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Ernest Cochrane, 1852-?, was born in Ireland. He graduated as a civil engineer from Queen's College, Belfast in 1875 and worked as an engineer in Dublin for several years. In 1882 he joined the Dublin police. He came to Canada and joined the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1885. He served in Calgary, Alberta, and Regina, Prince Albert and Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan before retiring from the force in 1905. He then moved to Winnipeg where he worked as a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) policeman and later as a guard at the provincial jail.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Mr. C.B. Finlay, 1981.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of letters of reference (1875-1878) and letters written to a friend in Ireland (1882-1884, 1895-1905).
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Monday, April 20, 2015