Sir James Cotter 1st Baronet of Rockforest | |
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Successor | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest |
Born | 1714 |
Died | 1770 |
Residence | Rockforest, Mallow |
Spouse(s) | Arabella Rogerson |
Issue | Rogerson Cotter Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet Edmund Cotter Reverend George Sackville Cotter |
Parents |
James Cotter the Younger Margaret Mathew of Thurles |
Occupation | Member of Parliament for Askeaton |
Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest (1714 – 9 June 1770) was an Irish politician and baronet.
Cotter was born into the Norse-Gaelic Cotter family, the son of James Cotter the Younger (1689–1720), a leading Roman Catholic and Jacobite in County Cork, by his marriage to Margaret Mathew. [1] After his father's death, he was brought up by guardians as a Protestant and educated at Midleton College, a Church of Ireland boarding school in County Cork [2] [3] and Trinity College Dublin.
Cotter served as a Member of Parliament for Askeaton in the Irish House of Commons between 1761 and 1768. [1] On 11 August 1763 he was created a baronet, of Rockforest in the County of Cork, in the Baronetage of Ireland. [4] [5]
In 1746 Cotter married Arabella Rogerson, daughter of Sir John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and Elizabeth Ludlow. Arabella was the widow of William Casaubon. [1] Together they had four children. [6]
Sir James Cotter 1st Baronet of Rockforest | |
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Successor | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest |
Born | 1714 |
Died | 1770 |
Residence | Rockforest, Mallow |
Spouse(s) | Arabella Rogerson |
Issue | Rogerson Cotter Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet Edmund Cotter Reverend George Sackville Cotter |
Parents |
James Cotter the Younger Margaret Mathew of Thurles |
Occupation | Member of Parliament for Askeaton |
Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest (1714 – 9 June 1770) was an Irish politician and baronet.
Cotter was born into the Norse-Gaelic Cotter family, the son of James Cotter the Younger (1689–1720), a leading Roman Catholic and Jacobite in County Cork, by his marriage to Margaret Mathew. [1] After his father's death, he was brought up by guardians as a Protestant and educated at Midleton College, a Church of Ireland boarding school in County Cork [2] [3] and Trinity College Dublin.
Cotter served as a Member of Parliament for Askeaton in the Irish House of Commons between 1761 and 1768. [1] On 11 August 1763 he was created a baronet, of Rockforest in the County of Cork, in the Baronetage of Ireland. [4] [5]
In 1746 Cotter married Arabella Rogerson, daughter of Sir John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and Elizabeth Ludlow. Arabella was the widow of William Casaubon. [1] Together they had four children. [6]