George Cockburne

Captain George Cockburne (died 1770) was a naval administrator, who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.

For those of a similar name, see George Cockburn (disambiguation).

George Cockburne
Died1770
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankCaptain

Career

Cockburne was appointed Comptroller of the Navy[1] and promoted to Captain in 1756.[2][3] In 1770, while still comptroller, he stood unsuccessfully in the Scarborough by-election with support from the Marquess of Granby.[4]

Family

He married Lady Caroline Forrester.[5]

References
  1. Persons after whom Cook named geographical features Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Naval Warrant. Appointment of the Cook on H.M.S. Triumph‚ 1761 Historical Autographs
  3. The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present
  4. John Manners at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  5. 'Hackney', The Environs of London: volume 2: County of Middlesex (1795), pp. 450-516 Date accessed: 7 November 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by
Digby Dent		 Comptroller of the Navy
1756–1770		 Succeeded by
Sir Hugh Palliser
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