John Cockburn (Scottish politician)

John Cockburn (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn) (died 12 November 1758) of Ormiston, East Lothian, was a Scottish landowner and politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 to 1707 and as a Whig in the British House of Commons for 34 years from 1707 to 1741. Cockburn was the son of Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk, who he succeeded in 1735. He is known as the father of Scottish husbandry.

John Cockburn (Scottish politician)

John Cockburn (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn) (died 12 November 1758) of Ormiston, East Lothian, was a Scottish landowner and politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 to 1707 and as a Whig in the British House of Commons for 34 years from 1707 to 1741. Cockburn was the son of Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk, who he succeeded in 1735. He is known as the father of Scottish husbandry.