About Robert Bell Cotton
Lived 1859 – 1917 (aged 57–58). Robert Bell Cotton was an American politician.
Robert Bell Cotton (June 8, 1859 - 1917) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Alcorn County, from 1911 until his death.
Biography Robert Bell Cotton was born on June 8, 1859, in Tippah County, Mississippi, to James Madison Cotton and Martha Ellen (Bell) Cotton. He married Eldora Wiggs in 1885. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Alcorn County, in 1911 in a special election to choose the successor of W. T. Bennet and served in the 1911 session.
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American politician
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Robert Bell Cotton was born on 8 June 1859 in Tippah County.
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Robert Bell Cotton died in 1917 in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
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Robert Bell Cotton was a politician.
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