Background
Cotton, R. Gene was born on January 18, 1935 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of William F. and Genevieve W. (Hathorn) Cotton.
Cotton, R. Gene was born on January 18, 1935 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of William F. and Genevieve W. (Hathorn) Cotton.
Bachelor Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1957.
Chief Executive Officer, Cotton Brothers, Inc., Alexandria, 1965-1985;
proprietor, Pers. Management, Alexandria, since 1985. Registered representative Investment Management and Research, St. Petersburg, Florida.
President United Way, Alexandria, 1992. Board directors St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, 1992, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, 1992. Commissioner England authority, Alexandria, 1992.
With United States National Guard, 1957-1963. Member Kiwanis, Masons, Shriners.
Married Nancy K. Wilson, September 9, 1958. Children: Richard G. Junior, William H., Genevieve T.