George Cotton (21 May 1743 – 10 December 1805) was an English

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, most notably

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from 1787 until his death. Cholmondeley was born at Combermere in

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and was educated at

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and

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. He held livings at South Reston, Stowe,

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and

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. He died at

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. His grandson was Bishop of Calcutta from 1858 until 1866.Memoir of George Edward Lynch Cotton, D.D. 1871
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1743 births 1805 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests 19th-century English Anglican priests Deans of Chester People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Clergy from Cheshire {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub