George Cockburne

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

Captain George Cockburne (died 20 July 1770) was a naval administrator, who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.

Captain George Cockburne
Died	(1770-07-20)20 July 1770 Brighton
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	c.1741–1770
Rank	Captain
Commands	HMS Drake HMS Gibraltar HMS Medway HMS Glory HMS Yarmouth HMS Nassau Comptroller of the Navy
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War

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 Caroline, 8th Lady Forrester of Corstorphine.^[5] Their only child was Anna Maria Cockburne (d.1808), 9th Lady Forrester of Corstorphine.^[6]