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Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston
Judge, Deceased Person
1656 – 1735
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Who was Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston?
Adam Cockburn, Laird of Ormiston, Lord Ormiston, was a Scottish administrator, politician and judge. He served as Commissioner for Haddington Constabulary in the parliaments of 1681-2 and 1689, and in the conventions of 1678 and 1689. He was appointed Lord Justice Clerk on 28 November 1692.
Cockburn served as a member of the Privy Council, Treasurer Depute from 1699 until the accession of Anne, Lord Justice Clerk for a second term, and a Lord of Session from 1705.
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