Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet
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Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet (c. 1729 – 26 July 1804) was Member of Parliament
for Linlithgow Burghs
from 1772 to 1784.
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Alexander and Dr. James Cockburn were brothers. They were both sons of Sir Archibald Cockburn, 4th Baronet and his wife Marion Sinclair.
Marion Sinclair was a daughter of John Sinclair and Isabel Boyd. Her paternal grandfather was Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet
(d. 1649) and his wife Marion McCath.
The 7th Baronet died childless in 1745. James was his closest surviving male relative and thus succeeded his first cousin as the 8th Baronet.
His first wife died on 5 April 1766. He remained a widower for three years. On 10 October 1769), Cockburn married his second wife Augusta Anne Ayscough
. She was a daughter of Francis Ayscough
, Dean of Bristol and Royal tutor. They had six children:
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Linlithgow Burghs
Lanark (UK Parliament constituency)
Lanark was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system....
from 1772 to 1784.
Family
He was a son of William Cockburn and his wife and cousin Frances Cockburn. His paternal grandparents were Sir Alexander Cockburn, 6th Baronet and his wife Mary Ancrum. His maternal grandfather was Dr. James Cockburn of JamaicaJamaica
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Alexander and Dr. James Cockburn were brothers. They were both sons of Sir Archibald Cockburn, 4th Baronet and his wife Marion Sinclair.
Marion Sinclair was a daughter of John Sinclair and Isabel Boyd. Her paternal grandfather was Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet
Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet
Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture and the first person to use the word statistics in the English language, in his vast, pioneering work, Statistical Account of Scotland, in 21 volumes.Sinclair was the eldest son of George Sinclair of...
(d. 1649) and his wife Marion McCath.
Baronet
His paternal grandfather Sir Alexander Cockburn, 6th Baronet died in May, 1739. Having survived his oldest son Archibald Cockburn, Alexander was succeeded by the eldest son of Archibald as Sir Alexander Cockburn, 7th Baronet.The 7th Baronet died childless in 1745. James was his closest surviving male relative and thus succeeded his first cousin as the 8th Baronet.
Marriages and children
In 1755 James married his first wife Mary Douglas. She was a daughter of Henry Douglas of Friarshaw. They had three daughters:- Frances Cockburn.
- Harrier Jane Cockburn. Married James Nicholas Duntze. He was a son Sir John Duntze, Baronet.
- Mary Cockburn.
Augusta Anne Ayscough
Augusta Anne Ayscough was the second wife of Sir James Cockburn Cockburn had six children and many led notable lives. She and her first three sons are the subject of a painting in the National Gallery in London...
. She was a daughter of Francis Ayscough
Francis Ayscough
Francis Ayscough was a tutor to George III and Clerk of the Closet to his father Frederick, Prince of Wales and later Dean of Bristol Cathedral.-Biography:...
, Dean of Bristol and Royal tutor. They had six children:
- Sir James Cockburn, 9th BaronetSir James Cockburn, 9th BaronetSir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet was British Governor of Bermuda from 1811 to 1819.He was the eldest son of Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet and his second wife Augusta Anne Ayscough...
(1771-1852), Governor of BermudaGovernor of BermudaThe Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
. - Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet (1772-1853), MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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. - Sir William Cockburn, 11th BaronetSir William Cockburn, 11th BaronetSir William Cockburn, 11th Baronet was a Church of England clergyman. He was Dean of York and was famously defended on a charge of simony by his nephew Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet in 1841....
(1773-1858), Dean of YorkDean of YorkThe Dean of York is the member of the clergy who is responsible for the running of the York Minster cathedral.-11th–12th centuries:* 1093–c.1135: Hugh* c.1138–1143: William of Sainte-Barbe...
, married Elizabeth (died 1828), daughter of Sir Robert PeelRobert PeelSir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846...
.. - Alexander Cockburn (1776–1852) served as BritishUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
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to WürttembergWürttembergWürttemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
and the Columbia DistrictColumbia DistrictThe Columbia District was a fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest region of British North America in the 19th century. It was explored by the North West Company between 1793 and 1811, and established as an operating fur district around 1810...
. Alexander married Yolande de Vignier, daughter of the Vicomte de Vignier and parented:- Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th BaronetSir Alexander Cockburn, 12th BaronetSir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet Q.C. was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge. A notorious womaniser and socialite, as Lord Chief Justice he heard some of the leading causes célèbres of the 19th century.-Life:Cockburn was born in Alţâna, in what is now Romania and was then...
, Lord Chief Justice of England.
- Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet
- Sir Francis CockburnFrancis CockburnSir Francis Cockburn served in the British Army, played an important role in the early settlement of eastern Canada and was a colonial administrator....
(1780 - 1868). - Anna Augusta Cockburn. Married Charles Hawkins, Rector of KelstonKelstonKelston is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, north west of Bath, and east of Bristol, on the A431 road. It is situated just north of the River Avon, close to the Kelston and Saltford locks...
and Prebendary of YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
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