Background
Cotton, Aylett Borel was born on April 10, 1913 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Aylett Rains and Alice (Borel) Cotton.
Cotton, Aylett Borel was born on April 10, 1913 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Aylett Rains and Alice (Borel) Cotton.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1935; Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1938.
Practice in, San Mateo, 1939, 80-87; practice in, Burlingame, 1952-1959; practice in, San Francisco, 1940-1942, 45-52, 59-80; partner, Cotton, Seligman and Ray, and predecessor firms, 1959-1980. Administrative officer, real estate division United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco and Salt Lake City, 1942-1945. Developer Borel Place Office Center, San Mateo, since 1961.
A founder Guardsmen, San Francisco, 1947. A founder Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, California, 1952, president trustees, 1952-1957, life member board, since 1957. Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, 1956, 60.
Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Mateo Bar Association, Stanford Law Society, Society California Pioneers, Atlantic Union, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Bohemian, Commonwealth, Guardsmen (San Francisco). Burlingame Country.
Married Martha Jane Knecht, June 29, 1940 (deceased 1984). Children– Kristi (Mistress Robert L. Spence), Gail (Mistress Kenneth G. High, Junior), A. Lindley (deceased 1991). Married Margaret Reese Sherman, March 23, 1985.