COCHRANE, MATTHEW HENRY

able to examine and choose stock. In the 1860s John Miller’s activities attracted the interest of future senator Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry Cochrane]. The stories that have contributed to his emergence as a regional folk hero centre

Douglas*’s attempt to establish the Church of England as the colony’s official church. Soon after his arrival he had been joined by an assistant, the Reverend Matthew Macfie. Trouble soon erupted

and in the committees.” He remained involved in the world of business, both as president of the National Insurance Company, which he had founded in 1875 with a few shareholders including Matthew Henry