| Wickliffe Cotton | |
| State Senate1: | Iowa |
| District1: | 22nd |
| Term Start1: | January 9, 1882 |
| Term End1: | January 10, 1886 |
| Predecessor1: | Nathaniel Anson Merrell |
| Successor1: | Patrick Bernard Wolfe |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1843 |
| Birth Place: | Austintown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | DeWitt, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Relations: | Aylett R. Cotton (brother) |
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.[1]
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.[1]
Cotton was married to Mary Wallace from September 21, 1870, to her death in 1910. He died in DeWitt on March 19, 1912.[1]