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See
H.
E. Bradley |
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Cotton, Allison M. —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cotton, Angus —
of Lone Rock, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Cotton, Aylett Rains
(1826-1912) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826.
Son of John Cotton (1791-1870) and Cathrinia (Parkhurst) Cotton
(1798-1829).
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Cotton, Aylett Rains, Jr.
(1874-1965) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in De Witt, Clinton
County, Iowa, December
29, 1874.
Son of Aylett Rains Cotton and Hattie
Elizabeth (Walker) Cotton (1857-1921).
Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1947-50; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956,
1960.
Died in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., April 15,
1965 (age 90 years, 107
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Cotton, Charles Camp —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
chair
of Gloucester County Democratic Party, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Charles E. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Cotton, Charles Henry
(1845-1938) —
also known as Charles H. Cotton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1845.
Son of William H. Cotton.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1899-1902,
1905; defeated, 1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 15,
1938 (age about 92
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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| | Cotton Ed:
See
Ellison
DuRant Smith |
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Cotton, F. R. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Cotton,
Flora See Flora
Cotton Etter |
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Cotton, Giles (born
c.1814) —
of Robertson
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in South Carolina, about 1814.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1871.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, H. B. —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Still living as of 1944.
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Cotton, Hamilton H. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San Clemente, Orange
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1924,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Harold B. —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Granby, 1920, 1948.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Cotton,
Harry See J. Harry
Cotton |
| | Cotton, Mrs.
Harry See Mrs. J. Harry
Cotton |
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Cotton, Harry A. —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Hattie E. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1916.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Henry G. —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, J. Harry —
Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Mrs. J. Harry —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Cotton, Jacqueline M. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
U.S. Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1974; U.S. Labor
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976.
Female.
Still living as of 1976.
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Cotton, James M.
(1807-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born near Indian Creek, Switzerland
County, Ind., June 24,
1807.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-39; defeated, 1835, 1851.
Died in Mt. Sterling, Switzerland
County, Ind., March 12,
1874 (age 66 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, James V. —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 2002-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Cotton, John H. —
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1816.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, John M. —
of Ainsworth, Brown
County, Neb.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cotton, Joseph B. —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1904,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Joseph Russell (b.
1890) —
of Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
16, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1923-24; member of Massachusetts
state senate Seventh Middlesex District, 1927-36.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Norris H.
(1900-1989) —
also known as Norris Cotton —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Warren, Grafton
County, N.H., May 11,
1900.
Son of Henry Lang Cotton and Elizabeth (Moses) Cotton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1923, 1943-45; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1945; secretary
to U.S. Sen. George
H. Moses, 1924-28; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1947-54; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1954-74, 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died February
24, 1989 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cotton, Ralph (1786-1828) —
of Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, January
17, 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1817-19, 1823-24.
Died in Switzerland
County, Ind., 1828
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Cotton
Family Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Ind.
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Cotton, S. R. —
of Wisconsin.
Circuit judge in Wisconsin 10th Circuit, 1855-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cotton, S. Storrs —
of Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.; Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1871-72.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Cotton,
Storrs See S. Storrs
Cotton |
| |
Cotton, William
(1776-1839) —
of Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., March 13,
1776.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1819-22, 1825-28; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32.
Died in Mt. Sterling, Switzerland
County, Ind., July 2,
1839 (age 63 years, 111
days).
Interment at Cotton
Family Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Ind.
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| |
Cotton, William A. (b.
1863) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich., November
30, 1863.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1907-11; appointed 1907; resigned 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cotton, William D. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cotton, William J. —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1932;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1934, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cotton, William O. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Cotton, Wilma S. —
of Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for supervisor
of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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