Alexander Cockburn (diplomat)
Alexander Cockburn (* 1776 , † 1852 in Leamington Spa ) was a British diplomat .
Alexander Cockburn was the fourth son of James Cockburn, MP for Peebles, Scotland . In February 1799, Cockburn was appointed British Consul General of Lower Saxony including the Free Cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck.
Cockburn was on a special mission in Lower Saxony and the Hanseatic cities in 1813. From 1815 to 1820 Alexander Cockburn was the British special envoy in Hanover; 1815 to 1817 also British envoy to the German Confederation . In 1820 he was sent to Württemberg as Minister plenipotentiary , and in 1826 to Colombia in the same capacity.
Individual evidence
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 15105, HMSO, London, February 5, 1799, p. 128 ( PDF , accessed October 19, 2010, English).
- ^ The Foreign Office List. London, 1857.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Thornton | British special envoy to the court of Hanover 1813 to 1820 |
Joseph Charles Mellish |
| Patrick Campbell |
British Prime Minister in Colombia February 28, 1826 to 1829 |
James Henderson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cockburn, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1776 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1852 |
| Place of death | Leamington Spa |