Robert Bell Cotton | |
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Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Alcorn County district | |
In office 1911-1917 | |
Preceded by | W. T. Bennet |
Succeeded by | J. R. Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Tippah County,Mississippi,U.S. | June 8,1859
Died | 1917 57–58) Alcorn County,Mississippi,U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Robert Bell Cotton (June 8,1859 - 1917) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Alcorn County,from 1911 until his death.
Robert Bell Cotton was born on June 8,1859,in Tippah County,Mississippi,to James Madison Cotton and Martha Ellen (Bell) Cotton. [1] He married Eldora Wiggs in 1885. [2] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Alcorn County,in 1911 in a special election to choose the successor of W. T. Bennet and served in the 1911 session. [2] He was re-elected to the House in 1911 and 1915. [1] [2] He was a Democrat. [2] [1] He died in Alcorn County,Mississippi,in 1917,and was replaced by J. R. Hill. [3] [4]