Cotton, John Richard, Sir, 1909-2001, Knight, diplomat
1929 commissioned; 1930-1934 8th King George’s Own Light Cavalry (IA); 1934-1947 Indian Political Service (served in Aden, Abyssinia, Persian Gulf, Rajputana, Hyderabad, Kathiawar, Baroda, New Delhi); 1947 OBE and transferred to HM Foreign Service; 1947-1948 First Secretary, Karachi; 1949-1951 Foreign Office; 1951-1954 Commercial Counsellor, HM Embassy, Madrid; 1954-1955 Consul-General, Brazzaville; 1955-1957 Consul-General, Leopoldville; 1957-1962 Commercial Counsellor, HM Embassy, Brussels; 1962-1965 Consul-General, São Paulo; 1965-1969 Ambassador to Kinshasa, Congo Republic (later Zaire), and to Burundi; 1969 KCMG; 1970-1981 Adjudicator, Immigration Appeals.
Epithet: diplomat
Title: Knight
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001477.0x0001a0
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| referencedIn | Memoirs of former members of the Indian Political Service or their wives, 1920-1947 | British Library |
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| associatedWith | Cotton, Mary Bridget, -2000, wife of Sir John Richard Cotton | person |
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| Middle East, Asia | |||
| Rajputana, India | |||
| Chattisgarh States, India | |||
| Punjab, India | |||
| Makran, Iran and Baluchistan | |||
| Baluchistan, Pakistan | |||
| Hazara, North-West Frontier Province | |||
| Punjab Hill States, India | |||
| Orissa States, India | |||
| Punjab States, India | |||
| Aden, Yemen | |||
| Bahawalpur State, India | |||
| Goa, India | |||
| Manipur State, India | |||
| North-West Frontier Province, India | |||
| Persian Gulf, Asia | |||
| Udaipur State, India | |||
| Waziristan, Pakistan | |||
| Kathiawar, Western India | |||
| Madras, India | |||
| Ethiopia, Africa | |||
| Jaipur State, India | |||
| Bharatpur State, India | |||
| Kolhapur State, India | |||
| North-West Frontier, India | |||
| Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province | |||
| Bahrain, Persian Gulf | |||
| Afghanistan, Asia | |||
| Gujarat, India | |||
| Abu, Rajputana | |||
| Gilgit, Kashmir | |||
| Baroda State, India | |||
| Quetta, Baluchistan | |||
| Rajkot State, India | |||
| Ajmer-Merwara, India | |||
| Assam, India | |||
| Jacobabad, Sind | |||
| Hyderabad State, India | |||
| Iran, Asia |
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Person
Birth 1909
Death 2001
