Cotton, Henry, Sir, 1845-1915

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1867 entered Indian Civil Service; 1880-1885 leader of the Calcutta Positivist Society; 1891 chief secretary; 1896-1902 chief commissioner of Assam; 1902 KCSI; 1904 president, the Indian National Congress' 20th annversary session; 1906-1910 MP for Nottingham East.

Epithet: civil servant in India and politician

Title: Knight

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000572.0x0003c6

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creatorOf Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4. A booke of angling or fishing : manuscript, 1829. Princeton University Library
referencedIn POSITIVIST PAPERS. Vol. XIX (ff. 249). Papers (many in the autograph of J. C. Geddes) concerning Positivist dissensions, including (ff. 1-8b) an account by Richard Congreve of the Pradean case, 1872, but mainly consisting of correspondence and report..., 1877-1881 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCIV (ff. 684). 1881-1884.includes:f. 503 Maps and Plans: Mouza Chandpur: 1883.: Engl. and Arabic.f. 509 Thomas William Holderness, 1st Baronet 1920: Letters to H. W. Primrose: 1884.ff. 510, 510b Edward Charles Buck, Secretary, Indian Rev..., 1881-1884 British Library
referencedIn RIPON PAPERS. Vol. CXXVIII (ff. 189). Correspondence with-(1) Sir William Wedderburn, 4th Bart.; 1889-1909. ff. 1-52. (2) Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, K.C.S.I.; 1885-1905. ff. 54-111b. (3) Sir Henry William Primrose, K.C.B., formerly private secre..., 1885-1909 British Library
referencedIn Vol. V (ff. 275). Henry John Stedman Cotton, I.C.S., 1878-1894. ff. 1-26;-Albert Crompton, of Liverpool, 1872-1898. ff. 27-107;-Henry Crompton, barrister, 1876-1896, n.d. ff. 108-154;-Henry Edgar, 1878-1881. ff. 155-202;-George William Findley, of ..., 1872-1899 British Library
creatorOf Papers of and relating to Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, Bengal Civil Service 1867-1902, Liberal MP, 1906-10, 1856-1915 British Library
creatorOf Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton papers., 1856-1942 British Library
referencedIn 46473. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and (art. I) vellum; ff. 88., 1100-1933 British Library
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Assam, India
Calcutta, India
Poland, Europe
Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta
India, Asia
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy
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Birth 1845-09-13

Death 1915-10-22

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