Background
He was born in Leytonstone. His father William Cotton later became Governor of the Bank of England.
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Henry Cotton
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He attended Eton College, and later Christ Church, Oxford, where he was a student until 1852. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1843.
Career
He was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1877, when he was made a Privy Counsellor, until his retirement in 1890. He entered Lincoln"s Inn in 1843 and was called to the bar in 1846. He quickly acquired a large practice in the equity courts, and through the influence of his father was appointed standing counsel to the Bank of England.
In 1866, he took silk and attached himself to the court of Vice-chancellor (Sir) Richard Malins, where he shared the leadership with Mr.
West. B. Glasse. Among the important cases in which he was engaged were the liquidation of Overend, Gurney, & Company The King of Hanover v. the Bank of England.
Rubery v. Grant; Doctor.Hayman v. the Governors of Rugby School.
And the Republic of Costa Rica v. Erlanger. In 1872 he was appointed standing counsel to the university of Oxford, and shortly afterwards only went into court on a special retainer.
He became Lord Justice of Appeal in 1877 upon the death of Sir George Mellish. He sworn on the privy council, and knighted.
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United Kingdom