| Authorised form of name | Cotton; Edward (c1616 - 1675); clergyman |
| Dates | c1616 - 1675 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | c. 1616 |
| Date of death | 11 November 1675 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1632; BA 1636; MA 1638; DD 1661)
Career:
Canon of Exeter (1660); Archdeacon of Cornwall (1660); Vicar of Bampton, Oxfordshire (1663); Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral (1672)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Proposer | William Balle |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Committee for Agriculture [Georgical] (1664) ; Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Involved in reports on ores and minerals in Devon and Cornwall (1663); Submitted papers on tin-mines in Devonshire (1664) |
| Relationships | Parents: William Cotton
Married: Elizabeth Hender |
| OtherInfo | While Cotton seemed to show a keen interest in mineralogy in his correspondence with the Royal Society, little else is know about his clerical work and personal life. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Foster; Hunter
Notes:
The election date is Cotton's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 15 April 1663. |
| Code | NA3346 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/G1/25 | Copy of a letter, from James Gregory to Mr Cotton from Edinburgh | 8 October 1674 |
| RBO/3/13 | 'An experiment - Of weighing a peice of Brasse above and under ground' by Dr Cotton | 1664 |
| RBO/3/12 | 'A Relation - Of a Firy appearance in the impresse of Men's and Horses feet' by Dr Cotton | May 1664 |
| RBO/3/11 | 'An Account - Concerning the Tin-mines in Devonshire' by Dr Cotton | 25 May 1664 |
| DM/5/73E | 'Experiments and Matters recommended to Mr William Balle' | 1664 |
| CLP/6/16 | Paper, 'Experiment of weighing a piece of brasse both above and underground' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton | [1664] |
| DM/5/101 | A list of benefactors to the Museum, to the value of £5 or upwards at one time | c.1737 |
| CLP/9i/14/2 | Drawing, 'The Stratifera of Dartmoor towards the west' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton | [1664] |
| EL/C1/30 | Letter, from Edward Cotton to the Bishop of Sarum [Seth Ward], dated at Exeter | 7 January 1670 |
| EL/C1/29 | Letter, from Edward Cotton to Seth Ward, dated at Silferton | 6 February 1667 |
| EL/C1/31 | Letter, from Edward Cotton to Henry Oldenburg | 28 January 1670 |
| EL/O2/42 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Edward Cotton, dated at London | 19 January 1671 |
| CLP/4i/14 | Paper, 'Relation of a firy appearance of the imagge of mens and horses feet' by Reverend E [Edward] Cotton | 1664 |
| EL/C1/32 | Letter, from Thomas Westcott to Edward Cotton | January 1670 |
| CLP/9i/14/1 | Manuscript, 'An Account concerning the Tin mines in Devonshire' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton | [1664] |
| CLP/9i/14 | Paper, 'An Account concerning the Tin mines in Devonshire' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton | [1664] |