Alison Cockburn [née Rutherford] (1713-1794)
Scottish poet and literary hostess; she married the advocate Patrick Cockburn in 1731 and
late in life was a friend of David Hume, Henry Mackenzie, and Walter Scott.
Scottish poet and literary hostess; she married the advocate Patrick Cockburn in 1731 and
late in life was a friend of David Hume, Henry Mackenzie, and Walter Scott.