Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet (1748 – 9 February 1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Cotter was the eldest son of Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet and Arabella Rogerson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons, representing Taghmon from 1771 to 1776 and Mallow from 1783 to 1790. In 1790 he was elected in both Dingle and Castlemartyr, choosing to sit for the latter until the seat's disenfranchisement under the Acts of Union 1800.[1]
On 9 June 1770 he succeeded to the father's baronetcy. He married, firstly, Anne Kearney, daughter of Francis Kearney. He married, secondly, Isabella Hingston, daughter of Reverend James Hingston, by whom he had seven children. Upon his death, Cotter was succeeded in his titles by his son, Sir James Cotter, 3rd Baronet.
References
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.81 (Retrieved 28 October 2022).
- 1748 births
- 1829 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- 19th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- Cotter family
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Irish MPs 1783–1790
- Irish MPs 1790–1797
- Irish MPs 1798–1800
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wexford constituencies