James Cockle (17 July 1782 – 8 December 1854) was a prominent British surgeon and father of eventual Chief Justice of Queensland,

Sir James Cockle Sir James Cockle FRS FRAS FCPS (14 January 1819 – 27 January 1895) was an English lawyer and mathematician. Cockle was born on 14 January 1819. He was the second son of James Cockle, a surgeon, of Great Oakley, Essex. Educated at Charterho ...

Early life and education

Cockle was born in

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to Andrew Cockle—a

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—and his wife, Anne. He went up to the

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in 1801 and began practising as a doctor in 1805. He became the parochial surgeon at

Great Oakley, Essex Great Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is a long, narrow parish lying on the top of a low (25 m) ridge south of Ramsey Creek which drains northeast towards Harwich. The parish extends south to Oak ...

before moving to London in the early 1820s.

Career

Initially working as an

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in Hackney, Cockle moved to New Ormond Street in 1829 and developed an extremely successful medical firm. By 1837, his clients included some of the capital's most influential people. These included: *

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- Prime Minister *

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- Foreign Secretary *

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- author Other prominent figures who were clients of Cockle included one Archbishop, seven Dukes, fifty-six lesser peers, fourteen bishops and three other Cabinet Ministers besides those above.

Personal life

Cockle married Elizabeth Moss in 1811 and the couple had five sons and a daughter: * George Cockle (died 1900) (had daughter by Miss Charlotte Pittaway) * Dr John Cockle (1814—1900) - doctor * Charles Moss-Cockle (?—1904) - solicitor * Elizabeth Cockle (married Colonel Draffen) *

(14 January 1819—27 January 1895) - Chief Justice of Queensland

Death

Cockle died on 8 December 1854 at 18 New Ormond Street, Queen Square, London with an estate of £37,085, approximately £2.6 million with inflation adjusted as of 2008.UK Inflation (CPI) calculator
/ref> His business become a limited company in 1917 but closed around 1960.

References

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