JAMES COCKBURN (1819-1883)
Title
JAMES COCKBURN (1819-1883)
Description
One of the Fathers of Confederation, Cockburn arrived in Montréal from England in 1832. Later educated in Toronto, he founded a legal practice in Cobourg, where he served on Town Council in the 1850s. He joined the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1861 as the member for Northumberland West. As a Cabinet minister, he attended the Québec Conference of 1864, where delegates negotiated the terms of Confederation, later defined in the British North America Act. When the first Parliament of the Dominion of Canada convened in November 1867, he was elected Speaker of the House of Commons, a position he held until 1874.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
October 13, 2018
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “JAMES COCKBURN (1819-1883),” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 3, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/253.