William Cotton
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1813 – 1879
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Who was William Cotton?
Rev William Charles Cotton MA was an Anglican priest, a missionary and an apiarist. After education at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford he was ordained and travelled to New Zealand as chaplain to George Augustus Selwyn, its first bishop. He introduced the skills of beekeeping to North Island and wrote books on the subject. Later as vicar of Frodsham, Cheshire, England, he restored its church and vicarage but was limited in his activities by mental illness.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1813
Leytonstone - Parents
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Eton College
- Died
- Jun 22, 1879
Chiswick
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on July 23, 2013
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