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(17**- 18**) Member of the garrison at Cape Town. One of the original 24 shareholders, to whom a section of the Boereplein was donated for the building of a theatre. This became the [[ African Theatre]].     
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Lt. Col. [[James Cockburn]] (17**- 18**) was a member of the garrison at Cape Town and possibly an amateur thespian.  
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He was one of the original 24 shareholders, to whom a section of the [[Boerenplein]] ("Farmer's Square", also known as [[Hottentot's Square]] or [[Van Riebeeck Square]]) was donated by [[Sir George Yonge]] for the building of a theatre, which became [[The African Theatre]].     
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'''See also "[[Young Cockburn]]"'''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Bosman, 1928: pp 63 and 160.  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 62-5. 
  
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 14 June 2016

Lt. Col. James Cockburn (17**- 18**) was a member of the garrison at Cape Town and possibly an amateur thespian.

He was one of the original 24 shareholders, to whom a section of the Boerenplein ("Farmer's Square", also known as Hottentot's Square or Van Riebeeck Square) was donated by Sir George Yonge for the building of a theatre, which became The African Theatre.

See also "Young Cockburn"

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 62-5.

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