Henry Cotton (c.1545–1615) was an English bishop.
He was a godson to Elizabeth I of England, and one of her chaplains.[1] He was rector of Havant in 1567.[2][3]
He became Bishop of Salisbury in 1598.[4] In his time as bishop, a long-running struggle by the city of Salisbury for its charter was resolved, in 1612.[5]
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Preceded by John Coldwell |
Bishop of Salisbury 1598–1615 |
Succeeded by Robert Abbot |