Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane, MCS, CMG was born in 1876 and died in 1932. He was the 17th British Resident of Perak (1929 - 1930). On 30 November 1930 he was appointed as the Acting Chief Secretary to Government, when Sir William Peel was on leave and later comfirmed his posting. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Peel may refer to Sir William Peel (Royal Navy officer (1824&ndash1858 Royal Navy officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War