| Sir James Cotter 1st Baronet of Rockforest | |
|---|---|
 Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest by James Latham | |
| Successor | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest |
| Born | 1714 |
| Died | 1770 |
| Residence | Rockforest, Mallow |
| Spouse(s) | Arabella Rogerson |
| Issue | Rogerson Cotter Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet Edmund Cotter Reverend George Sackville Cotter |
| Parents | James Cotter the Younger Margaret Mathew of Thurles |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament for Askeaton |
Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest (1714 – 9 June 1770) was an Irish politician and baronet.
Career
Cotter was born into the Norse-Gaelic Cotter family, the son of James Cotter the Younger (1689–1720), a leading Roman Catholic and Jacobite in County Cork, by his marriage to Margaret Mathew. After his father's death, he was brought up by guardians as a Protestant and educated at Midleton College, a Church of Ireland boarding school in County Cork and Trinity College Dublin.
Cotter served as a Member of Parliament for Askeaton in the Irish House of Commons between 1761 and 1768. On 11 August 1763 he was created a baronet, of Rockforest in the County of Cork, in the Baronetage of Ireland.
In 1746 Cotter married Arabella Rogerson, daughter of Sir John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and Elizabeth Ludlow. Arabella was the widow of William Casaubon. Together they had four children.
See also
References
- ^ John Burke, A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 1 (H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1832), p. 292
- Burke's Peerage, 6th edition 1839, p. 244
- http://www.bryan-martin.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1277&tree=gam
- "No. 10308". The London Gazette. 26 April 1763. p. 5.
- William Betham, The Baronetage of England, Or the History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families, Volume 5 (Miller, 1805), p. 54
- Burke's Peerage, 77th edition 1915, p. 522
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded byEdmond Malone Edward Taylor |
Member of Parliament for Askeaton 1761–1768 With: Joseph Hoare |
Succeeded byJoseph Hoare |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Rockforest) 1763–1770 |
Succeeded byJames Laurence Cotter |