James Cotton (priest)

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James Henry Cotton (February 10, 1780 – May 28, 1862) was a clergyman and educationist who held the position of Dean of Bangor from 1838 until his death and was instrumental in the restoration of Bangor Cathedral.

He was the son of George Cotton, Dean of Chester, uncle of George Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta and the first cousin of Sir Stapleton Cotton. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained shortly after graduating.^[1] By 1810 he was junior vicar and precentor of Bangor Cathedral, and as such was responsible for the fabric of the building. In the same year he married Mary Anne Majendie, daughter of the Bishop of Bangor; they had one son. During the 1820s, the cathedral was restored and rearranged to allow for services in both Welsh and English. He also served as rector of St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog.

Cotton took a great interest in local education, setting up Sunday schools and day schools in several parishes within the diocese. In 1848 he was a founder member of the Bangor Diocesan Board of Education, formed after the notorious "Blue Books". After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Laurens. The younger of their two daughters married Evan Lewis, later Dean of Bangor. Dean Cotton was buried in Bangor Cathedral.

References

↑ "Cotton, James Henry (CTN797JH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Welsh Biography Online

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James Cotton James Vincent Henry Edwards Evan Lewis John Pryce Griffith Roberts Henry James Thomas Williams John Thomas Davies John Richards Islwyn Davies Gwynfryn Richards Benjamin Vaughan Ivor Rees Thomas Edwards Trevor Evans Alun Hawkins Sue Jones

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Name	Cotton, James Henry
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Short description	Welsh clergyman
Date of birth	1780
Place of birth
Date of death	1862
Place of death

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