Sir Richard Cotton
Sir Richard Cotton (in or before 1497 – 1556), was a courtier in the court of Henry VIII of England. He came from Shropshire and began his career as a lawyer before entering the king's service. His elder brother George Cotton was in charge of the household of the king's son Henry, Duke of Richmond at Sheriff Hutton Castle, and Richard served there as comptroller. The king granted him property in Bedhampton, Hampshire and Bourne, Lincolnshire. He became privy councillor in May 1552. He was knight of the shire for Hampshire in 1553 and Cheshire in 1554.
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- Miller, Helen (1982). Bindoff, S.T. (ed.). Cotton, Sir Richard (by 1497-1556), of Bedhampton and Warblington, Hants. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1509-1558. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- Birkbeck, J.D. A History of Bourne.(1976)
- Davies, Catharine. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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