Born: 12-Apr-1904
Birthplace: Peking, China
Died: 15-Dec-1981
Location of death: Cork, Ireland [1]
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Journalist

Nationality: Ireland
Executive summary: Radical British journalist

A cousin of Evelyn Waugh.

Wife: Helen Hope Davis (one daughter)
Daughter: Claudia Flanders
Wife: Jean Ross (one daughter)
Daughter: Sarah Caudwell Cockburn (detective novelist, d.)
Wife: Patricia (three sons)
Son: Alexander Cockburn (columnist, b. 6-Jun-1941)
Son: Andrew Cockburn (journalist)
Son: Patrick Cockburn (journalist)

    University: BA, Oxford University

    The London Times Foreign Correspondent (1929-32)
    The Irish Times Columnist

Author of books:
Aspects of English History (1957, history)
The Devil's Decade (1973, history)
Union Power (1976)
In Time of Trouble (1956, memoir)
Crossing the Line (1958, memoir)
A View from the West (1961, memoir)

Copyright ©2025