About Wickliffe A. Cotton
Lived 1843 – 1912 (aged 69). Wickliffe A. Cotton was an American politician.
Wickliffe Albert Cotton (February 2, 1843 – March 19, 1912) was an American politician.
Wickliffe Cotton was born in Austintown, Ohio, on February 2, 1843. The Cotton family, including Wickliffe's older brother Aylett, moved to Clinton County, Iowa, the following year.
Wickliffe Cotton became a lawyer in Clinton County. Cotton was elected to a single four-year term on the Iowa Senate in 1881, representing District 22 as a Republican.
Cotton was married to Mary Wallace from September 21, 1870, to her death in 1910. He died in DeWitt on March 19, 1912.
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American politician
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Wickliffe A. Cotton was born on 2 February 1843 in Austintown.
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Wickliffe A. Cotton died on 19 March 1912 in DeWitt.
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Wickliffe A. Cotton was a politician.
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