Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet

Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet (1729 – 26 July 1804) was a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Linlithgow Burghs from 1772 to 1784 and a Director of the East India Company.

His paternal grandparents were Sir Alexander Cockburn, 6th Baronet and his wife Mary Ancrum.

They were both sons of Sir Archibald Cockburn, 4th Baronet and his wife Marion Sinclair.

Her paternal grandfather was John Sinclair (d. 1649) and his wife Marion McCath [citation needed].

Cockburn joined the London firm of Henry Douglas, a wealthy merchant and his future father in law.