Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn

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Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, was a prominent 19th-century Scottish judge, legal reformer, and essayist known for his influential role in Edinburgh’s intellectual and political life.

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instanceOf Lord of Session
Scottish judge
Whig politician
biographer
essayist
legal reformer
advocatedFor extension of civil liberties
jury trial reforms in Scotland
parliamentary reform
appointedLordOfSession 1834
associatedWith Edinburgh Review circle
authorOf Journal of Henry Cockburn
Life of Lord Jeffrey
Memorials of His Time
birthCountry Scotland
birthDate 1779-10-26
birthPlace Edinburgh
calledToBar 1800
child Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)
deathCountry Scotland
deathDate 1854-04-26
deathPlace Edinburgh
educatedAt High School of Edinburgh
surface form: Royal High School, Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh
era 19th century
fatherInLaw James Macdowall
fieldOfWork Scottish civil law
Scottish criminal law
Scottish legal history
friendOf Francis Jeffrey
Sir Walter Scott
Thomas Francis Kennedy
fullName Henry Cockburn
honorificTitle Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Cockburn
judicialTitle Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Cockburn
knownFor Whig political activism
historical memoirs of Edinburgh
legal reform in Scotland
literary essays
participation in Edinburgh intellectual life
language English
memberOf Faculty of Advocates
nationality Scottish
occupation advocate
judge
writer
politicalAlignment Whiggism
surface form: Whig
residence Edinburgh
spouse Elizabeth Macdowall
studied law

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Cockburn hasNotableBearer Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn
Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn honorificTitle Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord Cockburn
Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn judicialTitle Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord Cockburn