Captain George Cockburne (died 20 July 1770) was a naval administrator, who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.
Cockburne was appointed Comptroller of the Navy[1] and promoted to captain in 1756.
[2][3] In 1770, while still comptroller, he stood unsuccessfully in the Scarborough by-election with support from the Marquess of Granby.
[4] He married Caroline, 8th Lady Forrester of Corstorphine.
[5] Their only child was Anna Maria Cockburne (d.1808), 9th Lady Forrester of Corstorphine.