George Cotton (priest) explained
| George Cotton |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1743 |
| Birth Place: | Combermere |
| Death Place: | Bath |
| Nationality: | English |
| Occupation: | Anglican priest |
George Cotton (21 May 1743 - 10 December 1805) was an English Anglican priest, most notably Dean of Chester[1] from 1787 until his death.[2]
Cholmondeley was born at Combermere in Cheshire and was educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He held livings at South Reston, Stowe, Stoke-upon-Trent and Davenham. He died at Bath. His grandson was Bishop of Calcutta from 1858 until 1866.[4]
Notes and References
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol3/pp188-195 British History on-line
- 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' Liverpool Mercury(Liverpool, England), Friday, December 1, 1815; Issue 231
- [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]
- https://archive.org/stream/memoirofgeorgeed00cottrich#page/n11/mode/2up Memoir of George Edward Lynch Cotton, D.D. 1871
