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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British judge
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
barrister
human
jurist
politician
birthDate 1802-12-24
birthPlace Altona
linked to: Altona, Holstein

Duchy of Holstein
Holy Roman Empire
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1880-11-20
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Trinity Hall, Cambridge
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
familyName Cockburn
fieldOfWork constitutional law
criminal law
law
fullName Alexander James Edmund Cockburn
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
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
name Alexander Cockburn
nobleTitle 10th Baronet Cockburn
notableWork Judgment in R v. Bertrand (1867)
Judgment in R v. Castro (Tichborne case)
linked to: Regina v. Castro

Judgment in R v. Negus (1868)
Participation in the Alabama Claims arbitration
occupation barrister
judge
politician
parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party (UK)
Whig Party
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Member of Parliament
Solicitor General for England and Wales
representedInParliament Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
Member of Parliament for Southampton

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Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn child Alexander Cockburn (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales)