Sir Alexander Cockburn

Sir Alexander Cockburn (1802-1880) was Lord Chief-Justice of England from 1859. He was called to the bar in 1829, became Liberal member for Southampton in 1847, and Solicitor-General in 1850. He was prosecutor in the Palmer case, judge in the Tichborne, and an arbitrator in the Alabama.

Nearby pages
Sir Alexander Grant, Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek, Sir Andrew Clark, Sir Andrew Freeport, Sir Andrew Wood