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Rowland Cotton (Royal Navy officer)

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Royal Navy admiral (1740–1794)

Rowland Cotton
Bornc.1740 (1740)
Cheshire
Died30 November 1794(1794-11-30) (aged 53–54)
Plymouth Dockyard
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1753–1794
RankVice Admiral
Commands
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Aston
RelationsSir Lynch Cotton (father)
Sir Robert Cotton (brother)
Sir Willoughby Cotton (son)

Vice Admiral Rowland Cotton (c. 1740 – 30 November 1794) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Cotton joined the Royal Navy at the Royal Naval Academy in 1753. He was given command of the sloop, HMS Druid in 1762. Promoted to captain on 7 May 1764, he went on to command the frigate, HMS Alarm in 1764, the fifth-rate, HMS Pallas in 1776 and the storeship HMS Buffalo in 1780. After that he was given command of the third-rate HMS Inflexible in 1780, the third-rate HMS Vengeance in 1782 and the third-rate HMS Culloden in 1783, as well as the third-rate HMS Robust in 1790. He was then promoted to Rear-Admiral of the White and appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1793. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Red and then Vice-Admiral of the Blue in 1794.

References

  1. "No. 13639". The London Gazette. 8 April 1794. p. 315.
  2. "Rowland Cotton". Three Decks. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. "No. 13680". The London Gazette. 1 July 1794. p. 666.
Military offices
Preceded byPhillips Cosby Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1793–1794 		Succeeded bySir Richard King
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