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He returned to England in 1823. During his time there, he helped establish the price of lands for properties in Upper Canada and provided advice on the best locations for settlement in the region.
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Cockburn was knighted by Letters Patent on 8 Sept 1841. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1860.
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Cockburn died in 1868 and was buried at Harbledown, Kent, where he had married, on 29 August 1868.
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He had first joined the 7th Dragoon Guards at the age of 19 and served in South America and the
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against the United States. He served with the Quartermaster-General for
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Cockburn was born in England in 1780. He was the fifth and last son of
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on the tour of Perth and Richmond which led to the Duke's death.
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In 1818, he became deputy quartermaster-general for Upper and
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British Army
Canada
Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet
Augusta Anne Ayscough
Francis Ayscough
Dean of Bristol
Harbledown
Iberian Peninsula
Canadian Fencibles
War of 1812
Upper Canada
York
Kingston
Perth
Lower Canada
Richmond
Lanark
Bay of Quinte
Glengarry County
Saint-François River
Franktown, Ontario
Duke of Richmond
British Honduras
Bahamas
Cockburn Town
San Salvador Island
Cockburn Island
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