Sir James Cotter, 3rd Baronet

Summary

Sir James Laurence Cotter, 3rd Baronet of Rockforest (1782 – 31 December 1834) was an Anglo-Irish politician and baronet.

Sir James Cotter
3rd Baronet of Rockforest
PredecessorSir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest
SuccessorSir James Cotter, 4th Baronet of Rockforest
Born1787
Died1834
ResidenceRockforest, Mallow
Spouse(s)Helena Tryndall Lombard
IssueSir James Laurence Cotter, 4th Baronet
ParentsSir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet
Isabella Hingston
OccupationMember of Parliament for Mallow

Cotter was the son of Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet and Isabella Hingston, and the grandson of Sir James Cotter.[1] In the 1812 United Kingdom general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mallow, and he held the seat until 1818. On 9 February 1829, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy.[2]

He married Helena Tryndall Lombard, daughter of Major James Lombard and Ann Becher, on 1 January 1820.[3] Cotter was succeeded by his son, also called James, the 4th Baronet.

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  1. ^ John Burke, A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 1 (H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1832), p. 292 [1]
  2. ^ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/cotter-james-laurence-1787-1834
  3. ^ John Burke, A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 1 (H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1832), p. 292 [2]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mallow
18121818
Succeeded by
William Wrixon Becher
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Rockforest)
1829–1834
Succeeded by