Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 230px - death place: compton , quebec - successor: william mitchell - party: conservative - death date: 12 august 1903 - predecessor: john sewell sanborn - office: senator for wellington , quebec - term end: august 12 , 1903 - term start: october 17 , 1872 - appointed: john a. macdonald - name: matthew henry cochrane - birth date: 11 november 1823 - image: matthew henry cochrane.png - birth place: compton , lower canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of matthew henry cochrane .
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matthew henry cochrane -lrb- november 11 , 1823 -- august 12 , 1903 -rrb- was a canadian industrialist , livestock breeder , and politician .born in compton , lower canada , the eldest son of an irish anglican immigrant , james cochrane , cochrane was a cattle importer and breeder .he was appointed to the senate on the advice of john alexander macdonald in october 1872 representing the senatorial division of wellington , quebec .a conservative , he served almost 31 years until his death in 1903 .his ranch in conpton was one of the most well known in canada and his annual auctions attracted ranches from all across north america and england .he was one of the founders of the eastern townships bank and cochrane ranch in alberta was one of the largest in the british empire .cochrane , alberta is named in his honour .