Rear Admiral James H Cockburn

Rear Admiral James H Cockburn
Title:Rear Admiral
First name:James
Middle name(s):H
Surname:Cockburn
Year elected:1861
Last year on list:1872
MembershipNaval
Rear Admiral James Horsford Cockburn (1817 – 10 February 1872) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.

Cockburn joined the Royal Navy in 1829. Promoted to Captain in 1850, he commanded HMS Cossack in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, following by HMS Diadem and then HMS Seringapatam. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1870. He died in that office while travelling from Trincomalee to Calcutta in 1872.

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