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| |  Cotton:SeeHaroldE. Bradley | | Cotton, Allison M. — of Aurora,AdamsCounty, Colo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Cotton, Angus — of Lone Rock,KossuthCounty, Iowa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Cotton, Aylett Rains(1826-1912) —also known asAylett R. Cotton — of Lyons,ClintonCounty, Iowa; Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Austintown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,November29, 1826.Republican.Lawyer;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;ClintonCounty Judge, 1851-53;ClintonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1868-71;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.Member,Freemasons.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October30, 1912 (age85 years, 336days).Interment atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Cotton, Aylett Rains, Jr.(1874-1965) —also known asAylett R. Cotton — of Burlingame,San MateoCounty, Calif.; Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in De Witt,ClintonCounty, Iowa,December29, 1874.Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1947-50; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from California,1956,1960.Died in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,April15, 1965 (age90 years, 107days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Cotton, Charles Camp — of Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1940;chairof Gloucester County Democratic Party, 1945; candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1967.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Charles E. — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Cotton, Charles Henry(1845-1938) —also known asCharles H. Cotton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1899-1902,1905; defeated, 1902.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1938 (ageabout 92years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof William H. Cotton. |
| | Cotton, Delos J. — Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1900 (28th District), 1910 (31stDistrict).Burial location unknown. | | Cotton Ed:SeeEllisonDuRant Smith | | Cotton, F. R. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton,FloraSeeFloraCotton Etter | | Cotton, George A. — of Depew,ErieCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atDepew,N.Y., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, George B. — of Bankston,FayetteCounty, Ala.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, George H. — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atElmira,N.Y., 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Giles (bornc.1814) —ofRobertsonCounty, Tex.Born inslaveryin South Carolina, about 1814.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1871.Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, H. B. — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Hamilton H. — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Clemente,OrangeCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1924,1932,1936;delegateto California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Harold B. — of Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Granby, 1920, 1948.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Harris Y. — of Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Democrat. Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | Cotton,HarrySeeJ. HarryCotton | | Cotton, Mrs.HarrySeeMrs. J. HarryCotton | | Cotton, Hattie E. — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1916.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Henry G. — ofSteubenCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County, 1837.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Homer S. — of Cedar Hill,JeffersonCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1936;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, J. Harry — Dry candidate fordelegateto Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Mrs. J. Harry — of Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. | | Cotton, J. M. — Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Texas,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Jacqueline M. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.U.S. Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1974; U.S. Laborcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Cotton, James — of Weatherford,ParkerCounty, Tex.Mayorof Weatherford, Tex., 1978-80.Still living as of 1980. | | Cotton, James M.(1807-1874) —of Indiana. Born near Indian Creek,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,June 24,1807.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1837-39; defeated, 1835, 1851.Died in Mt. Sterling,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,March12, 1874 (age66 years, 261days).Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, James V. — of Frostburg,AlleganyCounty, Md.Mayorof Frostburg, Md., 2002-.Still living as of 2002. | | Cotton, John — ofEdgecombeCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1807.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, John H. — Presidential Elector for Vermont,1816(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins).Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, John M. — of Ainsworth,BrownCounty, Neb.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Joseph B. — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 54, 1893-94; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1904,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Joseph Russell (b.1890) —also known asJoseph R. Cotton — of Lexington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Charlestown, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November16, 1890.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twenty-Eighth Middlesex District,1923-24; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Seventh Middlesex District, 1927-36.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Norris H.(1900-1989) —also known asNorris Cotton — of Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Warren,GraftonCounty, N.H.,May 11,1900.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1923, 1943-45;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1945; secretaryto U.S. Sen.GeorgeH. Moses, 1924-28; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Hampshire,1944(alternate),1952,1976;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1947-54;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1954-74, 1975.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;BetaTheta Pi.Died, fromcancer,in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,February24, 1989 (age88 years, 289days).Interment atSchoolStreet Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H. | | Cotton, Osellus B. — of Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Granby, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Ralph (1786-1828) — ofSwitzerlandCounty, Ind.Born in Virginia,January17, 1786.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1817-19, 1823-24.Died inSwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,1828(ageabout42 years).Interment atCottonFamily Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Ind. | | Cotton, S. R. — of Wisconsin. Circuit judge in Wisconsin 10th Circuit, 1855-61. Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, S. Storrs — of Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.; Norfolk,MadisonCounty, Neb.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1871-72.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Stanley Lee — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1971.Still living as of 1971. | | Cotton,StorrsSeeS. StorrsCotton | | Cotton, T. W. — of Van Buren,CarterCounty, Mo.Democrat.Chair ofCarter County Democratic Party, 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Cotton, Thomas Bryant (b.1977) —also known asTom Cotton — of Dardanelle,YellCounty, Ark.Born in Dardanelle,YellCounty, Ark.,May 13,1977.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the wars in Afghanistanand Iraq;lawyer;farmer;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 2013-15;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 2015-.Still living as of 2018. | | | Cotton, TomSeeThomas Bryant Cotton | | Cotton, Mrs. Travis — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960. | | Cotton, William(1776-1839) —ofSwitzerlandCounty, Ind.Born inLoudounCounty, Va.,March13, 1776.Delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member ofIndianastate senate, 1819-22, 1825-28; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1831-32.Died in Mt. Sterling,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,July 2,1839 (age63 years, 111days).Interment atCottonFamily Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Ind. | | Cotton, William A. (b.1863) —of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Saranac,IoniaCounty, Mich.,November30, 1863.Republican.Physician;member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1907-11; appointed 1907; resigned 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, William D. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, William J. — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1925-26;defeated, 1934, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWest Virginia,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, William O. — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cotton, Wilma S. — of Bloomfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forsupervisorof Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Cotton, Wilson H. — Progressive. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1912.Burial location unknown.
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