Died 1993 Name Henry Cotton | Children 1 son, 1 daughter Nationality British Succeeded by John Moores, Jr. | |
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Born 21 July 1929 ( 1929-07-21 ) Spouse(s) Elizabeth Peard(m. 18 June 1955) Relations Colnel Vere Egerton Cotton (father)Elfreda Helen Moores(mother) | ||
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Peter Toyne, CBE | ||
Henry Egerton Cotton (21 July 1929 – 1993), (also known as Henry E. Cotton) served as the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside from 1989 to 1993. He was also the First Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University serving in office from 1992 until his death in 1993.
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Personal life
Henry Cotton was the son of Colonel Vere Egerton Cotton and Elfreda Moore. On 18 June 1955, he married Elizabeth Peard, daughter of Clifford James Peard, DSO, JP. They had one daughter, Catherine Cotton and one son, Timothy Cotton. Catherine Cotton had one daughter, Natalie Psillou.
Education
He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, and later graduated from Magdalene College, University of Cambridge in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts. Henry Cotton was also in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) where he gained the rank of Lieutenant.
University Chancellery
In 1992, Henry Cotton was appointed the First Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University after gaining university status from being a polytechnic, however the institution goes as far back to its foundation as Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts in 1823, making its claim in the third-oldest university in England debate. He served in office until his death in 1993. He was succeeded by John Moores, Jr, CBE who was the son of Sir John Moores whom the university is named after.
A statue of Henry Cotton enscribed "Henry Egerton Cotton Esq, (1929-1993) LL.D, JP, First Chancellor of the University, 1992-1993" has been established outside the honourarily named Henry Cotton Building, on the universities City Campus in Liverpool.