About Joseph Cotton
Lived 1745 – 1825 (aged 79). Joseph Cotton was a writer.
Joseph Cotton FRS (7 March 1745 – 26 January 1825), was an English mariner and merchant, a director of the East India Company and deputy-master of Trinity House.
Cotton was born at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, the third son
He was also grandfather of Henry Cotton (appeals court judge), William Charles Cotton (apiarist) and William Cotton Oswell (explorer) and the great-grandfather of Henry John Stedman Cotton (civil servant in India and Governor of Assam).
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Who was Joseph Cotton?
Royal Navy Officer
When was Joseph Cotton born?
Joseph Cotton was born on 7 March 1745.
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Joseph Cotton died on 26 January 1825.
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Joseph Cotton was a writer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Joseph Cotton (mariner)
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