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Portrait of Lord Cockburn and the Disruption of 1848
The article reviews Lord Cockburn's views on Scottish church questions, the Church of Scotland's loss of independence, and the Disruption of 1848. It praises Cockburn's moral character, contrasts him with Lord Brougham, and lauds his enduring sympathy for dissenters while noting a broader impact on Church and state relations in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Church Party
England
Scotland
Peel
Aberdeen
Graham
Lord Cockburn
Court of Session
Supreme Civil Tribunal
Church of England
Chalmers
Sir Walter Scott
Serature Gan
Pelt
Lane
Cockburn
Lord Brougham
Jeffrey
Brougham
Qockburn
Bréagham
Murray
Oldbet
Nace
Abercromby
Commons
Henry Brougham