Topic: Henry Cockburn

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Spectator, The London - 1200 days ago
THE LETTERS edited by Alan Bell John Donald, Henry Cockburn (1779-1854) was a Scots advocate, Solicitor-General in the reforming Whig government of 1832-41, later a judge, contributor to the Edinburgh Review and author of delightful, posthumously published memoirs and journals. A considerable ...