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In 1911 the War Office established the Air Battalion, formed of the No. 1 (Airship) Company at Farnborough and the No 2 (Aeroplane) Company at Lark Hill on Salisbury Plain. The first military pilots had to learn to fly at their own expense, many doing so at the Bristol school, established in 1910 at Lark Hill. Two Bristol Boxkites from the school participated in the 1910 army manoeuvres of Salisbury Plain, one of them equipped with a radio transmitter. In late 1910 Francis McClean offered to loan two aircraft to the Admiralty to be used to train naval officers to fly and <anchor>George Cockburn</anchor> offered to act as a flight instructor. Four officers were selected for flight training at Eastchurch, reporting for training on 1 March 1911 and gaining their licences (wings) in six weeks. In October 1911, the Royal Navy purchased the two aircraft and established the Naval Flying School at Eastchurch. In 1912 a contract was given to Vickers to produce the first aircraft specifically designed for aerial combat, the Experimental Fighting Biplane No.1. Previously, Voisin had exhibited an aircraft impractically fitted with a heavy mitrailleuse at the 1911 Paris Aero Salon, and the French had also experimented with fitting machine-guns to existing types.
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Royal Navy officer and politician

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Sir George Cockburn

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Born(1772-04-22)22 April 1772

[London](/wiki/London "London"), EnglandDied19 August 1853(1853-08-19) (aged 81)

[Leamington Spa](/wiki/Royal_Leamington_Spa "Royal Leamington Spa"), EnglandBuried

[Kensal Green Cemetery](/wiki/Kensal_Green_Cemetery "Kensal Green Cemetery"), London

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[HMS _Inconstant_](/wiki/HMS_Inconstant_(1783) "HMS Inconstant (1783)")

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[HMS _Pompée_](/wiki/HMS_Pompee_(1793) "HMS Pompee (1793)")

[HMS _Implacable_](/wiki/HMS_Implacable_(1805) "HMS Implacable (1805)")

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[Admiral of the Fleet](/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy) "Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)") **Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet**, [GCB](/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath "Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath"), [PC](/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom) "Privy Council (United Kingdom)"), [FRS](/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society "Fellow of the Royal Society") (22 April 1772 – 19 August 1853) was a [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") officer and politician. As a [captain](/wiki/Captain_(Royal_Navy) "Captain (Royal Navy)") he was present at the [Battle of Cape St Vincent](/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_St_Vincent_(1797) "Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)") in February 1797 during the [French Revolutionary Wars](/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars "French Revolutionary Wars") and commanded the naval support at the [invasion of Martinique](/wiki/Invasion_of_Martinique_(1809) "Invasion of Martinique (1809)") in February 1809 during the [Napoleonic Wars](/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars "Napoleonic Wars").

He also directed the capture and [Burning of Washington](/wiki/Burning_of_Washington "Burning of Washington") on 24 August 1814 as an advisor to Major General [Robert Ross](/wiki/Robert_Ross_(British_Army_officer) "Robert Ross (British Army officer)") during the [War of 1812](/wiki/War_of_1812 "War of 1812"). He went on to be [First Naval Lord](/wiki/First_Sea_Lord "First Sea Lord") and in that capacity sought to improve the standards of gunnery in the fleet, forming a [gunnery school](/wiki/HMS_Excellent_(shore_establishment) "HMS Excellent (shore establishment)") at [Portsmouth](/wiki/Portsmouth "Portsmouth"); later he ensured that the Navy had the latest steam and screw technology and put emphasis on the ability to manage seamen without the need to resort to physical punishment.

## Naval career

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/HMS_Implacable_3606949046_9af56ee142_o.jpg/220px-HMS_Implacable_3606949046_9af56ee142_o.jpg)](/wiki/File:HMS_Implacable_3606949046_9af56ee142_o.jpg) The Stern of the third-rate [HMS _Implacable_](/wiki/HMS_Implacable_(1805) "HMS Implacable (1805)") which Cockburn commanded during the Walcheren Campaign

Cockburn was born the second son of [Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet](/wiki/Sir_James_Cockburn,_8th_Baronet "Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet") and his second wife Augusta Anne Ayscough.[\[1\]](#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-1) He was educated at the Royal Navigational School and joined the Royal Navy in March 1781 as a Captain's servant in the sixth-rate [HMS _Resource_](/wiki/HMS_Resource_(1778) "HMS Resource (1778)").[\[2\]](#cite_note-odnb-2) He joined the [sloop](/wiki/Sloop-of-war "Sloop-of-war") HMS _Termagant_ in 1787, transferred to the sloop HMS _Ariel_ under the [Commander-in-Chief, East Indies](/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_East_Indies "Commander-in-Chief, East Indies") in 1788, and then became [midshipman](/wiki/Midshipman "Midshipman") in the fifth-rate [HMS _Hebe_](/wiki/HMS_Hebe_(1782) "HMS Hebe (1782)") in the [Channel Squadron](/wiki/Channel_Squadron "Channel Squadron") in 1791.[\[3\]](#cite_note-heath47-3) He joined the fourth-rate [HMS _Romney_](/wiki/HMS_Romney_(1762) "HMS Romney (1762)") in the [Mediterranean Fleet](/wiki/Mediterranean_Fleet "Mediterranean Fleet") later in 1791 and then became acting lieutenant in the fifth-rate [HMS _Pearl_](/wiki/HMS_Pearl_(1762) "HMS Pearl (1762)") in 1792.[\[3\]](#cite_note-heath47-3) He was promoted to the substantive rank of [lieutenant](/wiki/Lieutenant "Lieutenant") on 2 January 1793, and became lieutenant on the [brig-sloop](/wiki/Brig-sloop "Brig-sloop") [HMS _Orestes_](/wiki/HMS_Orestes_(1781) "HMS Orestes (1781)") later that month before transferring to the first-rate [HMS _Britannia_](/wiki/HMS_Britannia_(1762) "HMS Britannia (1762)") in the Mediterranean Fleet in February 1793 and then to the first-rate [HMS _Victory_](/wiki/HMS_Victory "HMS Victory"), Flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, in June 1793.[\[3\]](#cite_note-heath47-3) He became [commander](/wiki/Commander "Commander") of the sloop [HMS _Speedy_](/wiki/HMS_Speedy_(1782) "HMS Speedy (1782)") in October 1793 and acting captain of the fifth-rate [HMS _Inconstant_](/wiki/HMS_Inconstant_(1783) "HMS Inconstant (1783)") in January 1794.[\[4\]](#cite_note-heath48-4)

Cockburn was promoted to the substantive rank of [captain](/wiki/Captain_(Royal_Navy) "Captain (Royal Navy)") on 10 February 1794 and given command of the fifth-rate [HMS _Meleager_](/wiki/HMS_Meleager_(1785) "HMS Meleager (1785)") in the Mediterranean Fleet later that month.[\[4\]](#cite_note-heath48-4) He took part in the blockade of [Livorno](/wiki/Livorno "Livorno") in March 1795, and he was given command of the frigate [HMS _Minerve_](/wiki/French_frigate_Minerve_(1794) "French frigate Minerve (1794)") in August 1796, having been [mentioned in despatches](/wiki/Mentioned_in_Despatches "Mentioned in Despatches") in May 1796.[\[4\]](#cite_note-heath48-4) He fought a gallant action with the [Spanish](/wiki/Spain "Spain") [frigate](/wiki/Frigate "Frigate") _Santa Sabina_ in January 1797 and was present at the [battle of Cape St Vincent](/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_St_Vincent_(1797) "Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)") in February 1797 during the [French Revolutionary Wars](/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars "French Revolutionary Wars").[\[4\]](#cite_note-heath48-4)

_Minerve_'s boats' crews, in company with those of the frigate [HMS _Lively_](/wiki/HMS_Lively_(1794) "HMS Lively (1794)"), successfully cut out the [French ship _Mutine_](/wiki/HMS_Mutine_(1797) "HMS Mutine (1797)") at [Santa Cruz, Tenerife](/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife "Santa Cruz de Tenerife") in May 1797.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5)

Cockburn was given command of the fifth-rate [HMS _Phaeton_](/wiki/HMS_Phaeton_(1782) "HMS Phaeton (1782)") on the East Indies Station in July 1803, of the third-rate [HMS _Captain_](/wiki/HMS_Captain_(1787) "HMS Captain (1787)") in July 1806, and of the third-rate [HMS _Pompée_](/wiki/HMS_Pompee_(1793) "HMS Pompee (1793)") in March 1808.[\[6\]](#cite_note-heath49-6) He commanded the naval support at the [reduction of Martinique](/wiki/Invasion_of_Martinique_(1809) "Invasion of Martinique (1809)") in February 1809 during the [Napoleonic Wars](/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars "Napoleonic Wars"), for which he received the thanks of Parliament.[\[6\]](#cite_note-heath49-6)

Cockburn commanded a squadron of warships for the landings in [Walcheren](/wiki/Walcheren "Walcheren") in July 1809 during the [Walcheren Campaign](/wiki/Walcheren_Campaign "Walcheren Campaign").[\[6\]](#cite_note-heath49-6) He took command of the third-rate [HMS _Implacable_](/wiki/HMS_Implacable_(1805) "HMS Implacable (1805)") off the coast of Spain in January 1810 and sailed to [Quiberon Bay](/wiki/Quiberon_Bay "Quiberon Bay") with a small squadron whose mission was to arrange the escape of the [King of Spain](/wiki/Ferdinand_VII_of_Spain "Ferdinand VII of Spain"), whom the French had imprisoned at the [Château de Valençay](/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Valen%C3%A7ay "Château de Valençay"). The mission failed when Ferdinand refused to have anything to do with the British.[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) Cockburn was promoted to [commodore](/wiki/Commodore_(rank) "Commodore (rank)"), hoisting his broad pennant in the fourth-rate [HMS _Grampus_](/wiki/HMS_Grampus_(1802) "HMS Grampus (1802)") in November 1811.[\[6\]](#cite_note-heath49-6)

### War of 1812

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Cockburn was promoted to [rear admiral](/wiki/Rear_admiral "Rear admiral") on 12 August 1812,[\[8\]](#cite_note-8) and hoisted his flag in the third-rate [HMS _Marlborough_](/wiki/HMS_Marlborough_(1807) "HMS Marlborough (1807)") as commander of a squadron of ships off [Cadiz](/wiki/Cadiz "Cadiz"). He was reassigned in November 1812 to the [North American Station](/wiki/North_American_Station "North American Station"), where he played a major role in the [War of 1812](/wiki/War_of_1812 "War of 1812") as second-in-command to Admiral [Sir John Warren](/wiki/John_Borlase_Warren "John Borlase Warren") until the end of March 1814, and then to Warren's successor Admiral [Sir Alexander Cochrane](/wiki/Alexander_Cochrane "Alexander Cochrane") for the rest of the war.[\[6\]](#cite_note-heath49-6)

He proceeded to lead forces which cruised up and down the [Chesapeake Bay](/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay "Chesapeake Bay") and other parts of the Atlantic coast in 1813 and 1814, seizing American merchant shipping, disrupting U.S. commerce, and raiding local ports.[\[6\]](#cite_note-heath49-6) Warren "had been waging a pretty tepid campaign on the Atlantic seaboard, and the Admiralty decided that he could use an aggressive subordinate". Cockburn's prior military experience made him a suitable candidate for the role in the eyes of the Admiralty. Historian Steve Vogel compared Cockburn's raids on U.S. interests along the Eastern Seaboard to [Sherman's March to the Sea](/wiki/Sherman%27s_March_to_the_Sea "Sherman's March to the Sea") during the [American Civil War](/wiki/American_Civil_War "American Civil War").[\[9\]](#cite_note-Vogel-9)

The most important of Cockburn's involvements during the War was his role in the capture and [burning of Washington](/wiki/Burning_of_Washington "Burning of Washington") on 24 August 1814, undertaken as an advisor to Major General [Robert Ross](/wiki/Robert_Ross_(British_Army_officer) "Robert Ross (British Army officer)").[\[10\]](#cite_note-10)[\[11\]](#cite_note-11) The plan to attack Washington had been formulated by Cockburn who accurately predicted that "within a short period of time, with enough force, we could easily have at our mercy the capital".[\[9\]](#cite_note-Vogel-9) A [CBC News](/wiki/CBC_News "CBC News") article described General Ross as less optimistic than Cockburn, having "never dreamt for one minute that an army of 3,500 men with 1,000 marines reinforcement, with no cavalry, hardly any artillery, could march 50 miles inland and capture an enemy capital".[\[12\]](#cite_note-12)

Cockburn had reached [Benedict, Maryland](/wiki/Benedict,_Maryland "Benedict, Maryland"), via the [Patuxent River](/wiki/Patuxent_River "Patuxent River") with his warships; the troops then disembarked and marched to Washington to mount the attack.[\[13\]](#cite_note-13) The 4,500 troops, commanded by Ross, successfully captured the capital city on 24 August 1814. Cockburn accompanied Ross and recommended burning the entire city. Ross decided instead to put only public buildings to the torch, including the [White House](/wiki/White_House "White House") and the [United States Capitol](/wiki/United_States_Capitol "United States Capitol"), while sparing nearly all of the privately-owned properties.[\[14\]](#cite_note-14)[\[15\]](#cite_note-15)

Following the battle, Cockburn oversaw the destruction of the [National Intelligencer](/wiki/National_Intelligencer "National Intelligencer") newspaper's offices and printing house by his soldiers; he famously stated: "Be sure that all the C's are destroyed, so that the rascals cannot any longer abuse my name."[\[16\]](#cite_note-16)

He was appointed a [Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath](/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath "Order of the Bath") on 4 January 1815.[\[17\]](#cite_note-17)

### Subsequent years

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In August 1815, Cockburn was given the job of conveying [Napoleon I](/wiki/Napoleon "Napoleon") in the third-rate [HMS _Northumberland_](/wiki/HMS_Northumberland_(1798) "HMS Northumberland (1798)") to [Saint Helena](/wiki/Saint_Helena "Saint Helena"). Cockburn remained there for some months as [governor](/wiki/Governor "Governor") of the island and Commander-in-Chief of the [Cape of Good Hope Station](/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Station "Cape of Good Hope Station").[\[18\]](#cite_note-heath50-18)[\[19\]](#cite_note-19) He was advanced to [Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath](/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath "Order of the Bath") on 20 February 1818,[\[20\]](#cite_note-20) and promoted to [vice-admiral](/wiki/Vice-admiral "Vice-admiral") on 12 August 1819.[\[21\]](#cite_note-21) He was elected a [Fellow of the Royal Society](/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society "Fellow of the Royal Society") on 21 December 1820.[\[22\]](#cite_note-22)

## Political career

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Admiralty_House_Halifax.jpg/220px-Admiralty_House_Halifax.jpg)](/wiki/File:Admiralty_House_Halifax.jpg) [The Admiralty House](/wiki/Naval_Museum_of_Halifax "Naval Museum of Halifax") in [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia "Halifax, Nova Scotia"), Cockburn's residence while [Commander-in-Chief](/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_North_American_Station "Commander-in-Chief, North American Station"), [North American Station](/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station "North America and West Indies Station")

Entering politics, Cockburn was elected [Tory](/wiki/Tory "Tory") [Member of Parliament](/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom) "Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)") for [Portsmouth](/wiki/Portsmouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency) "Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)") at the [1818 general election](/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election "1818 United Kingdom general election")[\[23\]](#cite_note-23) and was appointed a Junior Naval Lord in the [Liverpool ministry](/wiki/Liverpool_ministry "Liverpool ministry") in April 1818.[\[24\]](#cite_note-sainty-24) He became Tory Member of Parliament for [Weobly](/wiki/Weobley_(UK_Parliament_constituency) "Weobley (UK Parliament constituency)") at the [1820 general election](/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election "1820 United Kingdom general election") and, having become Major-General of the [Royal Marine Forces](/wiki/Royal_Marines "Royal Marines") on 5 April 1821[\[25\]](#cite_note-25) and a member of the [Privy Council](/wiki/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom "Privy Council of the United Kingdom") on 30 April 1827,[\[26\]](#cite_note-26) he was elected Tory Member of Parliament for [Plymouth](/wiki/Plymouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency) "Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)") at a [by-election](/wiki/By-election "By-election") in June 1828.[\[27\]](#cite_note-27) While serving as a Junior Naval Lord, he forced the resignation of the [Duke of Clarence](/wiki/William_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom "William IV of the United Kingdom") as [Lord High Admiral](/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom "Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom") in September 1828 for acting without the authority of the [Board of the Admiralty](/wiki/British_Admiralty "British Admiralty").[\[18\]](#cite_note-heath50-18) Cockburn was elevated to [First Naval Lord](/wiki/First_Sea_Lord "First Sea Lord") in the [Wellington ministry](/wiki/First_Wellington_ministry "First Wellington ministry") in September 1828 and in that capacity sought to improve the standards of gunnery in the fleet, forming a [gunnery school](/wiki/HMS_Excellent_(shore_establishment) "HMS Excellent (shore establishment)") at [Portsmouth](/wiki/Portsmouth "Portsmouth").[\[18\]](#cite_note-heath50-18) He resigned when the Government fell from power in November 1830,[\[24\]](#cite_note-sainty-24) but remained active in Parliamentary affairs, including leading the opposition to abolition of the [Navy Board](/wiki/Navy_Board "Navy Board") in 1832.[\[28\]](#cite_note-Bonner-28) After losing his seat in Parliament at the [1832 general election](/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election "1832 United Kingdom general election") he returned to sea and became [Commander-in-Chief](/wiki/Commander-in-Chief "Commander-in-Chief") of the [North America and West Indies Station](/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station "North America and West Indies Station"), hoisting his flag in the fourth-rate [HMS _Vernon_](/wiki/HMS_Vernon_(1832) "HMS Vernon (1832)"), in December 1832.[\[18\]](#cite_note-heath50-18)

Cockburn became First Naval Lord briefly again in the [First Peel ministry](/wiki/First_Peel_ministry "First Peel ministry") in December 1834 but resigned when the Government fell from power in April 1835.[\[24\]](#cite_note-sainty-24) He then returned to his old post as Commander-in-Chief of the North America and West Indies Station.[\[18\]](#cite_note-heath50-18) Promoted to full [admiral](/wiki/Admiral "Admiral") on 10 January 1837,[\[29\]](#cite_note-29) he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for [Ripon](/wiki/Ripon_(UK_Parliament_constituency) "Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)") at a by-election in September 1841[\[30\]](#cite_note-30) and also became First Naval Lord again in the [Second Peel ministry](/wiki/Second_Peel_ministry "Second Peel ministry") later that month.[\[24\]](#cite_note-sainty-24) As First Sea Lord he ensured that the Navy had latest steam and screw technology and put emphasis of the ability to manage seamen without the need to resort to physical punishment.[\[2\]](#cite_note-odnb-2) He resigned when the Government fell from power in July 1846, became [Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom](/wiki/Rear-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom "Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom") on 10 August 1847[\[31\]](#cite_note-31) and was promoted to [Admiral of the Fleet](/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy) "Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)") on 1 July 1851.[\[32\]](#cite_note-32) He inherited the [family baronetcy](/wiki/Cockburn_baronets "Cockburn baronets") from his elder brother in February 1852 and died at [Leamington Spa](/wiki/Royal_Leamington_Spa "Royal Leamington Spa") on 19 August 1853.[\[33\]](#cite_note-heath51-33) He is buried in [Kensal Green Cemetery](/wiki/Kensal_Green_Cemetery "Kensal Green Cemetery").[\[2\]](#cite_note-odnb-2)

[Cockburn Sound](/wiki/Cockburn_Sound "Cockburn Sound") in [Western Australia](/wiki/Western_Australia "Western Australia") was named after him by Captain [James Stirling](/wiki/James_Stirling_(Royal_Navy_officer) "James Stirling (Royal Navy officer)") in 1827.[\[34\]](#cite_note-34) [Cockburn Island](/wiki/Cockburn_Island_(Antarctica) "Cockburn Island (Antarctica)"), at the tip of the [Antarctic Peninsula](/wiki/Antarctic_Peninsula "Antarctic Peninsula"), was named for him by Sir [James Clark Ross](/wiki/James_Clark_Ross "James Clark Ross") during [his Antarctic expedition](/wiki/Ross_expedition "Ross expedition") between 1839 and 1843.[\[35\]](#cite_note-35) Cape Cockburn and Cockburn Bay on Nelson Island on the west coast of Canada were named after him.[\[36\]](#cite_note-36)

## Family

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In 1809, Cockburn married his cousin Mary Cockburn. The couple had one surviving daughter, Augusta Harriot Mary Cockburn (d. 1869), who married Captain John Cochrane Hoseason.[\[2\]](#cite_note-odnb-2)

Cockburn's descendants are writer [Alexander Cockburn](/wiki/Alexander_Cockburn "Alexander Cockburn") (1941-2012) and actress [Olivia Wilde](/wiki/Olivia_Wilde "Olivia Wilde").[\[37\]](#cite_note-37)

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- Gresham, John D. _Military Heritage, February 2002, Volume 3, No. 4_.
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). _The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 - 1995_. Pen & Sword Ltd. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [0-85052-835-6](/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85052-835-6 "Special:BookSources/0-85052-835-6").
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## Further reading

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- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). ["Cockburn, George"](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Naval_Biographical_Dictionary/Cockburn,_George). [_A Naval Biographical Dictionary_](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Naval_Biographical_Dictionary). [John Murray](/wiki/John_Murray_(publishing_house) "John Murray (publishing house)") – via [Wikisource](/wiki/Wikisource "Wikisource").
- Pack, James (1987). _The Man Who Burned The White House: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853_. Naval Institute Press. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [9780870214202](/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780870214202 "Special:BookSources/9780870214202").

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[Edwin Lascelles](/wiki/Edwin_Lascelles_(MP_for_Ripon) "Edwin Lascelles (MP for Ripon)")

Military offices
Preceded by

[Charles Tyler](/wiki/Charles_Tyler "Charles Tyler")

**[Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station](/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Station "Cape of Good Hope Station")**

1815–1816
Succeeded by

[Robert Plampin](/wiki/Robert_Plampin "Robert Plampin")

Preceded by

[The Duke of Clarence and St Andrews](/wiki/William_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom "William IV of the United Kingdom")

(Lord High Admiral)

**[First Naval Lord](/wiki/First_Sea_Lord "First Sea Lord")**

1828–1830
Succeeded by

[Sir Thomas Hardy](/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Hardy,_1st_Baronet "Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet")

Preceded by

[Sir Edward Colpoys](/wiki/Edward_Griffith_Colpoys "Edward Griffith Colpoys")

**[Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station](/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station "North America and West Indies Station")**

1832 – December 1834
**Vacant**

Title next held by

**himself**Preceded by

[Sir Charles Adam](/wiki/Charles_Adam "Charles Adam")

**[First Naval Lord](/wiki/First_Sea_Lord "First Sea Lord")**

December 1834 – April 1835
Succeeded by

[Sir Charles Adam](/wiki/Charles_Adam "Charles Adam")

**Vacant**

Title last held by

**himself****[Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station](/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station "North America and West Indies Station")**

April 1835 – 1836
Succeeded by

[Sir Peter Halkett](/wiki/Sir_Peter_Halkett,_6th_Baronet "Sir Peter Halkett, 6th Baronet")

Preceded by

[Sir Charles Adam](/wiki/Charles_Adam "Charles Adam")

**[First Naval Lord](/wiki/First_Sea_Lord "First Sea Lord")**

1841–1846
Succeeded by

[Sir William Parker](/wiki/Sir_William_Parker,_1st_Baronet,_of_Shenstone "Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone")

Honorary titles
Preceded by

[Sir Thomas Byam Martin](/wiki/Thomas_Byam_Martin "Thomas Byam Martin")

**[Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom](/wiki/Rear-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom "Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom")**

1847–1853
Succeeded by

[Sir William Hall Gage](/wiki/William_Hall_Gage "William Hall Gage")

[Baronetage of Nova Scotia](/wiki/List_of_extant_baronetcies "List of extant baronetcies")Preceded by

[James Cockburn](/wiki/Sir_James_Cockburn,_9th_Baronet "Sir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet")

**[Baronet](/wiki/Cockburn_baronets "Cockburn baronets")**(of Langton) 1852–1853
Succeeded by

[William Cockburn](/wiki/Sir_William_Cockburn,_11th_Baronet "Sir William Cockburn, 11th Baronet")

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- [Sir John Chicheley](/wiki/John_Chicheley "John Chicheley")
- [Edward Russell](/wiki/Edward_Russell,_1st_Earl_of_Orford "Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford")
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- [Earl of Orford](/wiki/Edward_Russell,_1st_Earl_of_Orford "Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford")
- [Sir George Rooke](/wiki/George_Rooke "George Rooke")
- [Sir John Leake](/wiki/John_Leake "John Leake")
- [Sir George Byng](/wiki/George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington "George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington")
- [Sir John Leake](/wiki/John_Leake "John Leake")
- [Sir George Byng](/wiki/George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington "George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington")
- [Matthew Aylmer](/wiki/Matthew_Aylmer,_1st_Baron_Aylmer "Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer")
- [Sir George Byng](/wiki/George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington "George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington")
- [Sir John Jennings](/wiki/John_Jennings_(Royal_Navy_officer) "John Jennings (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Sir John Norris](/wiki/John_Norris_(Royal_Navy_officer) "John Norris (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Sir Charles Wager](/wiki/Charles_Wager "Charles Wager")
- [Lord Archibald Hamilton](/wiki/Lord_Archibald_Hamilton "Lord Archibald Hamilton")
- [Lord Harry Powlett](/wiki/Harry_Powlett,_4th_Duke_of_Bolton "Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton")
- [Lord Archibald Hamilton](/wiki/Lord_Archibald_Hamilton "Lord Archibald Hamilton")
- [Lord Vere Beauclerk](/wiki/Vere_Beauclerk,_1st_Baron_Vere "Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere")
- [Lord Anson](/wiki/George_Anson,_1st_Baron_Anson "George Anson, 1st Baron Anson")
- [Sir William Rowley](/wiki/William_Rowley_(Royal_Navy_officer) "William Rowley (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Edward Boscawen](/wiki/Edward_Boscawen "Edward Boscawen")
- [Sir William Rowley](/wiki/William_Rowley_(Royal_Navy_officer) "William Rowley (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Edward Boscawen](/wiki/Edward_Boscawen "Edward Boscawen")
- [John Forbes](/wiki/John_Forbes_(Royal_Navy_officer) "John Forbes (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Earl Howe](/wiki/Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe "Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe")
- [Sir Charles Saunders](/wiki/Charles_Saunders_(Royal_Navy_officer) "Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Augustus Keppel](/wiki/Augustus_Keppel,_1st_Viscount_Keppel "Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel")
- [Sir Peircy Brett](/wiki/Peircy_Brett "Peircy Brett")
- [Sir Francis Holburne](/wiki/Francis_Holburne "Francis Holburne")

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First Naval Lords (1771–1904)

- [Augustus Hervey](/wiki/Augustus_Hervey,_3rd_Earl_of_Bristol "Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol")
- [Sir Hugh Palliser](/wiki/Hugh_Palliser "Hugh Palliser")
- [Robert Man](/wiki/Robert_Man "Robert Man")
- [George Darby](/wiki/George_Darby "George Darby")
- [Sir Robert Harland](/wiki/Sir_Robert_Harland,_1st_Baronet "Sir Robert Harland, 1st Baronet")
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- [John Leveson-Gower](/wiki/John_Leveson-Gower_(Royal_Navy_officer) "John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Lord Hood](/wiki/Samuel_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Hood "Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood")
- [Sir Charles Middleton](/wiki/Charles_Middleton,_1st_Baron_Barham "Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham")
- [James Gambier](/wiki/James_Gambier,_1st_Baron_Gambier "James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier")
- [Sir Thomas Troubridge](/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Troubridge,_1st_Baronet "Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet")
- [James Gambier](/wiki/James_Gambier,_1st_Baron_Gambier "James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier")
- [John Markham](/wiki/John_Markham_(Royal_Navy_officer) "John Markham (Royal Navy officer)")
- [James Gambier](/wiki/James_Gambier,_1st_Baron_Gambier "James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier")
- [Sir Richard Bickerton](/wiki/Sir_Richard_Bickerton,_2nd_Baronet "Sir Richard Bickerton, 2nd Baronet")
- [William Domett](/wiki/William_Domett "William Domett")
- [Sir Joseph Yorke](/wiki/Joseph_Sydney_Yorke "Joseph Sydney Yorke")
- [Sir Graham Moore](/wiki/Graham_Moore_(Royal_Navy_officer) "Graham Moore (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Sir William Johnstone Hope](/wiki/William_Johnstone_Hope "William Johnstone Hope")
- Sir George Cockburn
- [Sir Thomas Hardy](/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Hardy,_1st_Baronet "Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet")
- [The Hon. George Dundas](/wiki/George_Dundas_(Royal_Navy_officer) "George Dundas (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Charles Adam](/wiki/Charles_Adam "Charles Adam")
- Sir George Cockburn
- [Sir Charles Adam](/wiki/Charles_Adam "Charles Adam")
- Sir George Cockburn
- [Sir William Parker](/wiki/Sir_William_Parker,_1st_Baronet,_of_Shenstone "Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone")
- [Sir Charles Adam](/wiki/Charles_Adam "Charles Adam")
- [Sir James Dundas](/wiki/James_Whitley_Deans_Dundas "James Whitley Deans Dundas")
- [The Hon. Maurice Berkeley](/wiki/Maurice_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_FitzHardinge "Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge")
- [Hyde Parker](/wiki/Hyde_Parker_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1784) "Hyde Parker (Royal Navy officer, born 1784)")
- [The Hon. Maurice Berkeley](/wiki/Maurice_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_FitzHardinge "Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge")
- [The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas](/wiki/Richard_Saunders_Dundas "Richard Saunders Dundas")
- [William Martin](/wiki/Sir_William_Martin,_4th_Baronet "Sir William Martin, 4th Baronet")
- [The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas](/wiki/Richard_Saunders_Dundas "Richard Saunders Dundas")
- [The Hon. Sir Frederick Grey](/wiki/Frederick_Grey "Frederick Grey")
- [Sir Alexander Milne](/wiki/Sir_Alexander_Milne,_1st_Baronet "Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet")
- [Sir Sydney Dacres](/wiki/Sydney_Dacres "Sydney Dacres")
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- [Sir Hastings Yelverton](/wiki/Hastings_Yelverton "Hastings Yelverton")
- [Sir George Wellesley](/wiki/George_Wellesley "George Wellesley")
- [Sir Astley Key](/wiki/Astley_Cooper_Key "Astley Cooper Key")
- [Sir Arthur Hood](/wiki/Arthur_Hood,_1st_Baron_Hood_of_Avalon "Arthur Hood, 1st Baron Hood of Avalon")
- [Lord John Hay](/wiki/Lord_John_Hay_(Royal_Navy_admiral_of_the_fleet) "Lord John Hay (Royal Navy admiral of the fleet)")
- [Sir Arthur Hood](/wiki/Arthur_Hood,_1st_Baron_Hood_of_Avalon "Arthur Hood, 1st Baron Hood of Avalon")
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- [Sir Anthony Hoskins](/wiki/Anthony_Hoskins "Anthony Hoskins")
- [Sir Frederick Richards](/wiki/Frederick_Richards "Frederick Richards")
- [Lord Walter Kerr](/wiki/Lord_Walter_Kerr "Lord Walter Kerr")

First Sea Lords (1904–present)

- [Sir John Fisher](/wiki/John_Fisher,_1st_Baron_Fisher "John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher")
- [Sir Arthur Wilson](/wiki/Sir_Arthur_Wilson,_3rd_Baronet "Sir Arthur Wilson, 3rd Baronet")
- [Sir Francis Bridgeman](/wiki/Francis_Bridgeman_(Royal_Navy_officer) "Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Prince Louis of Battenberg](/wiki/Prince_Louis_of_Battenberg "Prince Louis of Battenberg")
- [The Lord Fisher](/wiki/John_Fisher,_1st_Baron_Fisher "John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher")
- [Sir Henry Jackson](/wiki/Henry_Jackson_(Royal_Navy_officer) "Henry Jackson (Royal Navy officer)")
- [Sir John Jellicoe](/wiki/John_Jellicoe,_1st_Earl_Jellicoe "John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe")
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- [The Earl Beatty](/wiki/David_Beatty,_1st_Earl_Beatty "David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty")
- [Sir Charles Madden, Bt](/wiki/Sir_Charles_Madden,_1st_Baronet "Sir Charles Madden, 1st Baronet")
- [Sir Frederick Field](/wiki/Frederick_Field_(Royal_Navy_officer) "Frederick Field (Royal Navy officer)")
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