Cotts Baronets
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The Cotts Baronetcy, of Coldharbour Wood in Rogate in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 June 1921 for William Cotts
. He was head of Mitchell Cotts and Co, of London
, and of allied companies, merchants, colliery proprietors and steamship owners, and also briefly represented Western Isles in the House of Commons
as a National Liberal
. The second Baronet assumed by deed poll
the additional surname of Mitchell in 1932. He was an actor, writer, journalist and publisher.
William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts
Sir William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts, 1st Baronet was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.-Personal life and career:...
. He was head of Mitchell Cotts and Co, of London
London
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, and of allied companies, merchants, colliery proprietors and steamship owners, and also briefly represented Western Isles in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as a National Liberal
National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
The National Liberal Party was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923. It was led by David Lloyd George and was, at the time, separate to the original Liberal Party.-History:...
. The second Baronet assumed by deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
the additional surname of Mitchell in 1932. He was an actor, writer, journalist and publisher.
Cotts Baronets, of Coldharbour Wood (1921)
- Sir William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts, 1st BaronetWilliam Dingwall Mitchell CottsSir William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts, 1st Baronet was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.-Personal life and career:...
(1871-1932) - Sir (William) Campbell Mitchell-Cotts, 2nd Baronet (1902-1964)
- Sir Robert Crichton Mitchell Cotts, 3rd Baronet (1903-1995)
- Sir Richard Crichton Mitchell Cotts, 4th Baronet (b. 1946)