Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)

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Alexander Cockburn was a prominent 19th-century British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and played a key role in several landmark legal and political cases.

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instanceOf British judge
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
barrister
human
jurist
politician
birthDate 1802-12-24
birthPlace Altona NERFINISHED
Duchy of Holstein NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1880-11-20
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow NERFINISHED
familyName Cockburn NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork constitutional law
criminal law
law
fullName Alexander James Edmund Cockburn NERFINISHED
givenName Alexander
honorificTitle Baronet
Sir
knownFor influence on 19th-century English criminal law
leading role in the Tichborne case
role in the Alabama Claims arbitration tribunal
languageSpoken English
memberOf Inner Temple NERFINISHED
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
name Alexander Cockburn NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 10th Baronet Cockburn NERFINISHED
notableWork Judgment in R v. Bertrand (1867) NERFINISHED
Judgment in R v. Castro (Tichborne case) NERFINISHED
Judgment in R v. Negus (1868) NERFINISHED
Participation in the Alabama Claims arbitration
occupation barrister
judge
politician
parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Whig Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales NERFINISHED
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas NERFINISHED
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament
Solicitor General for England and Wales NERFINISHED
representedInParliament Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
Member of Parliament for Southampton

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