Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

George Cockburne (died 20 July 1770) was a naval administrator, who went on to be

Comptroller of the Navy The post of Controller of the Navy (abbreviated as CofN) was originally created in 1859 when the Surveyor of the Navy's title changed to Controller of the Navy. In 1869 the controller's office was abolished and its duties were assumed by that of ...

Career

Cockburne was appointed

and promoted to

in 1756. In 1770, while still comptroller, he stood unsuccessfully in the

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by-election with support from the

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Family

He married Lady Caroline Forrester.'Hackney', The Environs of London: volume 2: County of Middlesex (1795), pp. 450–516
Date accessed: 7 November 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cockburne, George 1770 deaths Royal Navy officers Lords of the Admiralty Year of birth unknown 18th-century Royal Navy personnel