Robert Bell Cotton Explained

State House:	Mississippi
District:	Alcorn County
Term:	1911-1917
Birth Date:	8 June 1859
Birth Place:	Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Death Place:	Alcorn County, Mississippi, U.S.
Successor:	J. R. Hill
Predecessor:	W. T. Bennet

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.^[1] He married Eldora Wiggs in 1885.^[2] 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. He was re-elected to the House in 1911 and 1915. He was a Democrat. He died in Alcorn County, Mississippi, in 1917, and was replaced by J. R. Hill.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.
2. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1912. Department of Archives and History. en.
3. "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CLWT-FZ2M : 29 March 2020), Robert B. Cotton, 1917.
4. Book: Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of. Journal. 1918. en.