James Cockburn (Ontario politician)

James Cockburn QC
Cockburn in May 1873
1st Speaker of the House of Commons
In office November 6, 1867 – March 25, 1875
Monarch	Victoria
Governors General	The Viscount Monck The Lord Lisgar
Prime Minister	Sir John A. Macdonald
Succeeded by	Timothy Anglin
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Northumberland West
In office 1867–1874
Succeeded by	William Kerr
In office 1878–1881
Preceded by	William Kerr
Succeeded by	George Guillet
Personal details
Born	(1819-02-13)February 13, 1819 Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom
Died	August 14, 1884(1884-08-14) (aged 65) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Isabella Susan Patterson ​ ​ (m. 1854)​
Children	3

James W. Cockburn QC (February 13, 1819 – August 14, 1883) was a Canadian politician and a father of Canadian Confederation. He served as the first speaker of the House of Commons.