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Michael Cotton

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Michael Cotton
Member of New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
30 January 1829 – 30 April 1834
Collector of Customs
In office
1828–1834
Preceded byJohn Campbell
Succeeded byJohn George Nathaniel Gibbes
Personal details
Born
Michael Cullen Cotton
Spouse(s)Jane Mary Weller
Married 19 April 1836

Michael Cullen Cotton was a politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly during the early colonial period.

Cotton served as collector of customs from 1828 to 1834 replacing John Campbell.[1] In 1829, he became a member of the newly extended Legislative Council. In 1833, he exchanged positions with John George Nathaniel Gibbes who was the Collector of Customs in the major East Anglian port of Great Yarmouth.[1]

On 19 April 1836 he married Jane Mary Weller at St John's, Hamstead.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Michael Cullen Cotton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 1 November 1836. p. 3. Retrieved 8 April 2019 – via Trove.
    "Family Notices". The Sydney Monitor. 3 September 1836. p. 3. Retrieved 8 April 2019 – via Trove.
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