John Cockburn (Scottish politician)
John Cockburn | |
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| Born | c. 1679 |
| Died | 12 November 1758 (aged 78–79) Navy Office, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | landowner and politician |
| Political party | Parliament of Scotland |
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John Cockburn (
Life
Cockburn was the nephew of
He is known as the father of Scottish
In 1702, Cockburn became a
Cockburn built
Cockburn died in his son's house in the Navy Office, London, England. He had firstly married Beatrix, daughter of John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, by whom he had no issue and secondly married Arabella Rowe, the youngest daughter and coheiress of Anthony Rowe (c.1641-1704) of Muswell Hill, Middlesex, MP, with whom he had a son. His natural son, George Cockburne (d.1770), was a captain in the Royal Navy, and married Caroline, daughter of Lt-Col. George Forrester, 5th Lord Forrester[5] of Corstorphine (husband of Charlotte Rowe, elder sister of Arabella Rowe), with female issue.
References
- ^ Scottish Garden Buildings by Tim Buxbaum p.11
- ^ Foster, Joseph, ed. (1882), Members of Parliament, Scotland 1357-1882, Hazell, Watson and Viney, retrieved 21 June 2019
- ^ "COCKBURN, John (c.1679-1758), of Ormiston, Haddington". History of Parliament Online (1690-1175). Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "COCKBURN, John (c.1679-1758), of Ormiston, Haddington". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Stirnet[1]
External links
- ElectricScotland Profile
- The House of Cockburn of that Ilk and Cadets Thereof, by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood (Edinburgh, 1888), page 156.
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