James Cockburn (Ontario politician)
James Cockburn | |
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Canadian Parliament for Northumberland West | |
| In office 1867–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | William Kerr |
| In office 1878–1881 | |
| Preceded by | William Kerr |
| Succeeded by | George Guillet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1819 Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom |
| Died | August 14, 1884 (aged 65) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
James W. Cockburn
Early life
He was born in
Career
In the 1850s, Cockburn was elected to the town council. In 1861, he was elected to the
Cockburn attended the
His performance as Speaker was hindered by the fact that he spoke no French in a chamber in which both English and French were official languages.[1] He did however understand French. In 1872, Cockburn was nominated for a second term as Speaker despite reservations by the Opposition that he had been too favourable to the government in his rulings. Cockburn lost his seat in the 1874 election that had been precipitated by the Pacific Scandal and that brought down the Macdonald government.
Cockburn won back his former seat in the 1878 election but did not take an active role in Parliament. He resigned in 1881 when he was appointed to collect and classify Canadian statutes but this assignment was cut short by his death.
| By-election: On Mr. Keeler's death, 21 January 1881: East Riding of Northumberland | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Darius Crouter | acclaimed | ||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Northumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative
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Edward Cochrane | 2,073 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Darius Crouter | 1,800 | ||||||
Death
Cockburn died on August 14, 1883, from sickness. He is buried in St. James Cemetery, in Toronto.
Personal life
He married Isabella Susan Patterson in 1854 and they had three children: Sarah Isabella Cockburn, Francis Cockburn and May Cockburn.
References
- ^ "Biography – COCKBURN, JAMES – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- Swainson, Donald (1982). "Cockburn, James". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- James Cockburn – Parliament of Canada biography