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
- Cotter baronets
- Cotter family
- James Fitz Edmond Cotter
- James Cotter the Younger
- Óttar of Dublin
References
Parliament of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by John Hatch James Willson | Member of Parliament for Taghmon 1771–1776 With: James Willson | Succeeded by Thomas Pigott William Alexander English |
Preceded by Denham Jephson Anthony Jephson | Member of Parliament for Mallow 1783–1790 With: Denham Jephson | Succeeded by Denham Jephson John Longfield |
Preceded by Henry Cox Broderick Chinnery | Member of Parliament for Castlemartyr 1783–1790 With: Charles O'Neill (1790–1792) John Hobson (1792–1798) John Townsend (1798–1800) | Succeeded by Constituency disenfranchised |
Baronetage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Baronet (of Rockforest) 1770–1829 | Succeeded by |