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    James Horsford Cockburn

    Birth: 1817

    Death: 2-10-1872

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Biography

COCKBURN, James Horsford; entered navy 1 Dec. 1829; captain 7 April 1850; R.A. 6 April 1866; commander-in-chief East Indies 6 Sep. 1870 to death, d. Government house, Calcutta 10 Feb. 1872 aged 56.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., April 10, 1871

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 10, 1871

Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 21, 1871

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
COCKBURN, James Horsford; entered navy 1 Dec. 1829; captain 7 April 1850; R.A. 6 April 1866; commander-in-chief East Indies 6 Sep. 1870 to death, d. Government house, Calcutta 10 Feb. 1872 aged 56.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Modern English Biography: A-H
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Frederic Boase
Publisher Location: 
Truro, UK
Publisher Name: 
Netherton & Worth
Year: 
1892
Start Page: 
663
End Page: 
663
Citation Notes: 
Web-link: https://books.google.com/books?id=GIVmAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA663&ots=r22v52ZuJh&dq=james%20horsford%20cockburn%20rear%20admiral&pg=PA663#v=onepage&q=james%20horsford%20cockburn%20rear%20admiral&f=false
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Notes: 
1871 England Census, born in Grenada, West Indies
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Modern English Biography: A-H
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Frederic Boase
Publisher Location: 
Truro, UK
Publisher Name: 
Netherton and Worth
Year: 
1892
Start Page: 
663
End Page: 
663