JOHN COCKBURN OF ORMISTON
(John Cockburn)
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This was one of the first efforts to develop a modern agribusiness. Cockburn is regarded as the “father of Scottish agriculture.”
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John Cockburn, (d. 1583) laird of Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, was an early supporter of the Scottish Reformation. He was the eldest son of William Cockburn of Ormiston and Janet Somerville. John was usually called "Ormiston." During his lifetime there was also a laird of Ormiston in Teviotdale near Eckford, a member of the rival Hepburn family.
