The Reverend Sir William Cockburn | |
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Church | Church of England |
Appointed | 1822 |
Term ended | 1858 |
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Ordination | 1800 |
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Born | 2 June 1773 |
Died | 30 April 1858 Kelston[1] |
Parents | Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet and Augusta Anne Ayscough |
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Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Sir William Cockburn, 11th Baronet[2] (2 June 1773 – 30 April 1858) was a Church of England clergyman. He was Dean of York (1823–1858) and was famously defended on a charge of simony by his nephew Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet in 1841.