Background
Cockle was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk to Andrew Cockle—a vintner—and his wife, Anne.
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James Cockle
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Education
University of Edinburgh.
Career
He went up to the University of Edinburgh in 1801 and began practising as a doctor in 1805. He became the parochial surgeon at Great Oakley, Essex before moving to London in the early 1820s. Initially working as an apothecary in Hackney, Cockle moved to New Ormond Street in 1829 and developed an extremely successful medical firm.
By 1837, his clients included some of the capital"s most influential people.
These included:
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Prime Minister
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston - Foreign Secretary
Charles Dickens - author
Other prominent figures who were clients of Cockle included one Archbishop, seven Dukes, fifty-six lesser peers, fourteen bishops and three other Cabinet Ministers besides those above. Cockle died on 8 December 1854 at 18 New Ormond Street, Queen Square, London with an estate of £37,085, approximately £2.6 million with inflation adjusted as of 2008.
His business become a limited company in 1917 but closed around 1960.
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Nationality
British