Arthur Cotton (politician)

Arthur Cotton (9 January 1853 – 6 December 1920) was an Australian politician in Tasmania.

He was born in Cranbrook in Van Diemen's Land. In 1913 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Franklin. He was defeated in 1916 but returned in a by-election in 1917 after the appointment of John Earle to the Senate. He was defeated again in 1919 and died in Swansea in 1920.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Cotton, Arthur". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.


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