Name Henry Cotton | ||
Henry Cotton (c.1545–1615) was an English bishop.
Life
He was a godson to Elizabeth I of England, and one of her chaplains. He was rector of Havant in 1567.
He became Bishop of Salisbury in 1598. In his time as bishop, a long-running struggle by the city of Salisbury for its charter was resolved, in 1612.
References
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