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{{About|the member of the Indian Civil Service|his first cousin once removed|Henry Cotton (judge)}}
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'''Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton''', [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] (13 September 1845 – 22 October 1915)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ncommons3.htm |title=Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "N", part 3 |work=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages |accessdate=8 January 2010}}</ref> had a long career in the [[Indian Civil Service]], during which he was sympathetic to Indian nationalism. After returning to England, he served as a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottingham East]] from [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906]] to [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910]].
'''Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton''', [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] (13 September 1845 – 22 October 1915)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ncommons3.htm |title=Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "N", part 3 |work=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages |accessdate=8 January 2010}}</ref> had a long career in the [[Indian Civil Service]], during which he was sympathetic to Indian nationalism. After returning to England, he served as a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottingham East]] from [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906]] to [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910]].
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Cotton joined the [[Indian Civil Service]], arriving in India in 1867. His first posting was at [[Midnapore]], where his immediate superior was [[Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet|William James Herschel]], then the local magistrate. His eldest son [[H. E. A. Cotton]] was born in that city in 1868.<ref name="memories" />
Cotton joined the [[Indian Civil Service]], arriving in India in 1867. His first posting was at [[Midnapore]], where his immediate superior was [[Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet|William James Herschel]], then the local magistrate. His eldest son [[H. E. A. Cotton]] was born in that city in 1868.<ref name="memories" />
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He later served in [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], where he witnessed the great flood of 1871. In 1872 he was posted to [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], and in 1873 he was appointed Assistant Secretary to
He later served in [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], where he witnessed the great flood of 1871. In 1872 he was posted to [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], and in 1873 he was appointed Assistant Secretary to
the Bengal Government by [[George Campbell (1824–1892)|Sir George Campbell]], and later worked under [[Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet|Sir Richard Temple]]. In 1878 he became magistrate and collector at [[Chittagong]]; in 1880 he became Senior Secretary to the Board of Revenue in Bengal. He later became Revenue Secretary to Government, Financial and Municipal Secretary, and then a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.
the Bengal Government by [[George Campbell (1824–1892)|Sir George Campbell]], and later worked under [[Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet|Sir Richard Temple]]. In 1878 he became magistrate and collector at [[Chittagong]]; in 1880 he became Senior Secretary to the Board of Revenue in Bengal. He later became Revenue Secretary to Government, Financial and Municipal Secretary, and then a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.

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This article is about the member of the Indian Civil Service. For his first cousin once removed, see Henry Cotton (judge).
Henry Cotton dispensing justice in Bengal

Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, KCSI (13 September 1845 – 22 October 1915)[1] had a long career in the Indian Civil Service, during which he was sympathetic to Indian nationalism. After returning to England, he served as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East from 1906 to January 1910.

He entered Magdalen College School in 1856, Brighton College in 1859, and King's College London in 1861. He visited Switzerland in 1863. He married his wife Mary on August 1, 1867.[2]

Cotton joined the Indian Civil Service, arriving in India in 1867. His first posting was at Midnapore, where his immediate superior was William James Herschel, then the local magistrate. His eldest son H. E. A. Cotton was born in that city in 1868.[2] He later served in Chuadanga, where he witnessed the great flood of 1871. In 1872 he was posted to Calcutta, and in 1873 he was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Bengal Government by Sir George Campbell, and later worked under Sir Richard Temple. In 1878 he became magistrate and collector at Chittagong; in 1880 he became Senior Secretary to the Board of Revenue in Bengal. He later became Revenue Secretary to Government, Financial and Municipal Secretary, and then a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.

Cotton eventually rose to be Chief Commissioner of Assam (1896 to 1902), during which time he experienced the 1897 Assam earthquake. Cotton College, Guwahati was established by him in 1901.

Cotton supported Indian Home Rule and got into serious trouble when he advocated the cause in his 1885 book New India, or India in Transition (revised edition 1907). In 1904, he served as President of Indian National Congress, one of the few non-Indians to do so.[3] As such, he led the opposition to Curzon's invasion of Tibet and partition of Bengal.

In 1911 he published his memoirs, Indian and Home Memories.

Family

He was the father of H. E. A. Cotton.[4]

Through his great-grandfather Joseph Cotton (1746–1825), Henry John Stedman Cotton was a first cousin once removed of both the judge Henry Cotton (his godfather, who he was named after[2]) and of the African explorer William Cotton Oswell.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "N", part 3". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Sir Henry Cotton (1911). Indian & Home Memories. London: T. Fisher Unwin. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  3. ^ "Indian National Congress Session and its President". AICC, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 February 2010. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Henry John Stedman Cotton 1845 - 1915". Halhed genealogy & family trees. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  5. ^ "Relationship Calculator: Henry John Stedman Cotton relationship to Henry Cotton". Halhed genealogy & family trees. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  6. ^ "Relationship Calculator: Henry John Stedman Cotton relationship to William Cotton Oswell". Halhed genealogy & family trees. Retrieved 2011-02-19.

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