The Honourable Sir John Alexander Cockburn
Premier of South Australia
- Born
- 23 August 1850, Corsbie (Berwickshire), Scotland
- Died
- 26 November 1929, Camberwell (Surrey), England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Thomas Cockburn (farmer)
- Mother
- Isabella Wright
- Married Sarah Holdway Brown
Parliamentary service
| Delegate to the Federal Convention |
| Member of the House of Assembly of South Australia |
| Member of the Executive Council of South Australia |
Degrees
| 1877 | Doctor of Medicine (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- Lond (MB 1871, MD 1874).
- MRCS Eng 1871.
- Med practitioner.
- Mayor of Jamestown (SA) 1878-82.
- Company dir.
- Premier of SA 1889-90.
- Agent-Gen for SA in Lond 1898-1901.
- Vice-Chairman, Lond School of Economics.
- KCMG 1900, KStJ 1901.
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