Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Cotter 2nd Baronet of Rockforest | |
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| Predecessor | Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest |
| Successor | Sir James Cotter, 3rd Baronet of Rockforest |
| Born | 1748 |
| Died | 1829 |
| Residence | Rockforest, Mallow |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Kearney Isabella Hingston |
| Issue | Reverend John Rogerson Cotter Isabella Cotter Henrietta Cotter Thomasine Cotter Sir James Laurence Cotter, 3rd Baronet Reverend George Edmond Cotter Nelson Kearney Cotter |
| Parents | Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet Arabella Rogerson |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons representing Taghmon High Sheriff of County Cork |
Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest (1748 – 9 February 1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Cotter was the eldest son of Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet and Arabella Rogerson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons, representing Taghmon from 1771 to 1776 and Mallow from 1783 to 1790. In 1781 he was appointed to the office of High Sheriff of County Cork.[1] In 1790 he was elected in both Dingle and Castlemartyr, choosing to sit for the latter until the seat's disenfranchisement under the Acts of Union 1800.[2]
On 9 June 1770, he succeeded to the father's baronetcy. He married, firstly, Anne Kearney, daughter of Francis Kearney. He married, secondly, Isabella Hingston, daughter of Reverend James Hingston, by whom he had seven children. Upon his death, Cotter was succeeded in his titles by his son, Sir James Cotter, 3rd Baronet.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Complete Baronetage, p.372
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.81 (Retrieved 28 October 2022).
- 1748 births
- 1829 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- 19th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- Politicians from County Cork
- Cotter family
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Irish MPs 1783–1790
- Irish MPs 1790–1797
- Irish MPs 1798–1800
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wexford constituencies