Sir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet
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Sir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet (21 March 1771 - 26 February 1852) was British Governor of Bermuda from 1811 - 1819.
He was the eldest son of Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet (1729-1804) and his second wife Augusta Anne Ayscough. His maternal grandfather was Francis Ayscough, Dean of Bristol.
His younger brothers were:
- Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet (1772-1853), MP and Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom;
- Sir William Cockburn, 11th Baronet (1773-1858), Dean of York; and
- Alexander Cockburn (1776–1852) served as British envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Württemberg and the Columbia District. He married Yolande de Vignier, daughter of the Vicomte de Vignier and parented:
On 14 October 1801, Cockburn married Marianna Devereux. She was a daughter of George Devereux, 13th Viscount Hereford by his wife and possible distant relative Marianna Devereux. They had a daughter:
- Marianna Augusta Cockburn. Married Sir James John Hamilton, 2nd Baronet.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Samuel Trott |
Governor of Bermuda 1811 – 1812 |
Succeeded by William Smith |
| Preceded by George Horsford |
Governor of Bermuda 1814 – 1816 |
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| Preceded by William Smith |
Governor of Bermuda 1817 – 1819 |
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| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by E. Cooke |
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies with Sir George Shee, Bt 1806 – 1807 |
Succeeded by E. Cooke Charles Stewart |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by James Cockburn |
Baronet (of Langton) 1804 – 1852 |
Succeeded by George Cockburn |
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