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Cotton, Bishop
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Born at Chester; eminent as a master at Rugby under Dr. Arnold, and as head-master at Marlborough College; was appointed Bishop of Calcutta, an office he fulfilled zealously; was drowned in the Ganges; he figures as "the young master" in "Tom Brown's School-days" (1813-1866).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cotton, Bishop'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cotton-bishop.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.