| John Alexander Cockburn |
| Family
Name: |
Cockburn |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
John Alexander |
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| DOB |
23 August 1850
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DOD |
26 November 1929 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Corsbie, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Place
of Death: |
London, England |
| Age
at Death: |
79
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| Qualifications:
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MRCSE 1871
MD Lond 1874
MD Adel (aeg) 1877
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Married |
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| Voyages:
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"Dilharee" from London arr. Melbourne 3 May 1872
"Coorong" from Melbourne arr. Adelaide 9 May 1872
"South Australian" dep. Adelaide for London 28 December 1872
"Hesperus" from London arr. Adelaide 21 September 1875
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| Came
out as: |
Passenger |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1872
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Date
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| First
Registered: |
1876 SA No.227
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Jamestown, SA 1875 (ADB)
Adelaide SA until 1898
England thereafter |
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| Positions
Held: |
Mayor of Jamestown, SA 1878
MHA for Burra, SA 1884-1887 (ADB)
MHA for Mount Barker, SA 1887-1898 (ADB)
Chief Secretary 1889 (ADB)
Premier of SA 1889-1890 (ADB)
Agent-General for SA in London 1898 (ADB)
For other positions see ADB |
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| Notes:
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Prominent in the federation movement (ADB)
Knighted in 1900 (ADB)
A Mason |
| Acknowledgments:
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This record was updated in March 2004 with information supplied by Reece Jennings of North Plympton, SA |
| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian Encyclopaedia. 6th ed. Sydney, 1996
Jennings R. Annotated list of registered medical practitioners South Australia 1844-1918. Adelaide, 1994
Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration UK 1875 [John Alexander Cockburn, Adelaide, Australia, MRCSE 1871 registered 10 January 1872]
Shipping. Leader (Melbourne) 4 May 1872 [Dr Westley MRCs and Dr Cockburn MRCS on "Dilharee" from London]
Shipping intelligence. South Australian Register (Adelaide) 10 May 1872 [Cockburn on "Coorong" from Melbourne]
Shipping news. South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide) 28 December 1872 [Dr Cockburn on "South Australian" for London]
Shipping intelligence. South Australian Register (Adelaide) 22 September 1875 [Dr John Cockburn and Mrs Cockburn on "Hesperus" from London] |
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