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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland) |
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Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C
Date transcribed | 2011-01-01 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Cotton | | First Name(s) | Joseph | | Year of Birth | 1745 | | Year of Death | 1825 | | Entry | Son of Dr. Nathaniel Cotton : born March 7, 1745 : entered the Royal Navy in 1760, which he left for the E.I. Co.'s marine service : commanded an East Indiaman in two voyages : made his fortune and retired : was Deputy Master of the Trinity House for 20 years, and Director of the E. I. Co. from 1795 to 1823, and of the E.I. Docks Company : died Jan. 26, 1825. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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