Sir Geers Cotterell, 3rd Baronet
Sir Geers Henry Cotterell, 3rd Baronet (22 August 1834 – 17 March 1900)[1] was a Whig politician.[2][3]
Sir Geers Henry Cotterell | |
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Member of Parliament for Herefordshire | |
In office 4 April 1857 – 2 May 1859 Serving with James King King (1857–1859) Montagu Graham (1858–1859) Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (1857–1858) | |
Preceded by | James King King Charles Bateman-Hanbury Thomas William Booker-Blakemore |
Succeeded by | James King King Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay Montagu Graham |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 August 1834 |
Died | 17 March 1900 65) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Katherine Margaret Airey
( m. 1865; died 1896) |
Children | Three, including John Richard Geers Cotterell |
Parents | John Henry Cotterell Pyne Jesse Trevor |
Cotterell was the son of Sir John Henry Cotterell (who had died before the birth) and Pyne Jesse Trevor, daughter of Henry Trevor and Pyne Crosbie. He married Katherine Margaret Airey, daughter of Richard Airey, and Harriet Mary Evard Talbot, in 1865. They had at least three children: John Richard Geers Cotterell (1866–1937); Alice Cotterell (died 1924); and Louisa Cotterell. Cottell succeeded to the Baronetage of Garnons on 17 February 1847, upon the death of his brother John Henry Cotterell[3][4]
Cotterell was elected Whig MP for Herefordshire at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1859, when he stood down.[3][5]
Outside of politics, Cotterell was High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1863, as well as a Deputy Lieutenant and a Justice of the Peace for the same county.[3]
References
- Rayment, Leigh (13 October 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "H"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Election Intelligence". The Examiner. 14 March 1857. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Lundy, Darryl (2 August 2018). "Sir Geers Henry Cotterell, 3rd Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- Rayment, Leigh (23 May 2018). "Cotterell of Garnns, Hereford". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)
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(help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Geers Cotterell
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by James King King Charles Bateman-Hanbury Thomas William Booker-Blakemore |
Member of Parliament for Herefordshire 1857–1859 With: James King King (1857–1859) Montagu Graham (1858–1859) Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (1857–1858) |
Succeeded by James King King Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay Montagu Graham |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by John Henry Cotterell |
Baronet (of Garnons) 1847 – 1900 |
Succeeded by John Richard Geers Cotterell |