Sir Geers Cotterell, 3rd Baronet

Sir Geers Henry Cotterell, 3rd Baronet (22 August 1834 – 17 March 1900)[1] was a Whig politician.[2][3]

Sir Geers Henry Cotterell Bt
Member of Parliament for Herefordshire
In office 4 April 1857 – 2 May 1859 Serving with James King King (1857–1859) Montagu Graham (1858–1859) Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (1857–1858)
Preceded by	James King King Charles Bateman-Hanbury Thomas William Booker-Blakemore
Succeeded by	James King King Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay Montagu Graham
Personal details
Born	22 August 1834
Died	17 March 1900 (aged 65)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Katherine Margaret Airey ​ ​ (m. 1865; died 1896)​
Children	Three, including John Richard Geers Cotterell
Parents	John Henry Cotterell Pyne Jesse Trevor

Cotterell was the son of Sir John Henry Cotterell (who had died before the birth) and Pyne Jesse Trevor, daughter of Henry Trevor and Pyne Crosbie. He married Katherine Margaret Airey, daughter of Richard Airey, and Harriet Mary Evard Talbot, in 1865. They had at least three children: John Richard Geers Cotterell (1866–1937); Alice Cotterell (died 1924); and Louisa Cotterell. Cottell succeeded to the Baronetage of Garnons on 17 February 1847, upon the death of his brother John Henry Cotterell[3][4]

Cotterell was elected Whig MP for Herefordshire at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1859, when he stood down.[3][5]

Outside of politics, Cotterell was High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1863, as well as a Deputy Lieutenant and a Justice of the Peace for the same county.[3]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (13 October 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "H"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
2. "Election Intelligence". The Examiner. 14 March 1857. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Lundy, Darryl (2 August 2018). "Sir Geers Henry Cotterell, 3rd Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
4. Rayment, Leigh (23 May 2018). "Cotterell of Garnns, Hereford". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Geers Cotterell