Cockburn, Sir George, an English admiral, born in London; rose by rapid stages to be captain of a frigate; took an active part in the expedition to the Scheldt, in the defence of Cadiz, and of the coast of Spain; was second in command of the expedition against the United States; returned to England in 1815, and was selected to convey Napoleon to St. Helena (1771‒1853).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Cockburn, Alison * Cockburn, Henry, Lord