George Cockburne | |
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Died | 20 July 1770 Brighton |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | c.1741–1770 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held |
HMS Drake HMS Gibraltar HMS Medway HMS Glory HMS Yarmouth HMS Nassau Comptroller of the Navy |
Battles/wars |
Captain George Cockburne (died 20 July 1770) was a naval administrator, who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.
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]
He married Lady Caroline Forrester. [5]