William Cotton
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William Cotton may refer to:
- William Cotton (artist)William Cotton (artist)William Henry 'Will' Cotton was an American portrait painter, caricaturist, and playwright.Cotton was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1880...
(1880–1958), American artist and playwright - William Cotton (bishop)William Cotton (bishop)-Life:William Cotton was brought up in Finchley, Middlesex. He graduated M.A. at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1575. He became Bishop of Exeter in 1598....
, Bishop of Exeter, 1598–1621 - William Cotton (banker)William Cotton (banker)William Cotton FRS was an English inventor, merchant, philanthropist, and Governor of the Bank of England from 1842 to 1845....
(1786–1866), Governor of the Bank of England, 1842–1845 - William Charles CottonWilliam Charles CottonRev William Charles Cotton MA was an Anglican priest, a missionary and an apiarist. After education at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford he was ordained and travelled to New Zealand as chaplain to George Augustus Selwyn, its first bishop. He introduced the skills of beekeeping to North...
(1813–1879), Anglican priest, missionary and beekeeper - William R. CottonWilliam R. CottonWilliam R. Cotton is an American cloud physicist and mesosacale meteorologist educator. He is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at the Colorado State University.- Background :...
, American meteorologist - Sir William Cotton (Lord Mayor) (1822-1902), British politician, Lord Mayor of London, Member of Parliament for City of London 1874–1885
- Will CottonWill CottonWill Cotton is an American painter. His work primarily features landscapes composed of sweets, often inhabited by human subjects...
(born 1965), American painter - Bill CottonBill CottonSir William Frederick "Bill" Cotton, CBE was a British television producer and executive, and the son of big-band leader Billy Cotton....
, British television producer - Billy CottonBilly CottonWilliam Edward Cotton , better known as Billy Cotton, was a British band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the dance band era. Today, he is mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, although his musical talent emerged as early as the 1920s...
, bandleader, son of the above