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Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

Stapleton Cotton

British Army officer, diplomat and politician (1773-1865).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Educated At

Westminster School

Date of Birth

11/14/1773

Date of Death

2/21/1865

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Lleweni Hall

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Position Held

Member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Term
:
4th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Governor of Sheerness
(1821 - 1852)
Start Time
: 1821
End Time
: 1852
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
(1822 - 1825)
Replaces
:
Samuel Auchmuty
Replaced By
:
George Murray
Start Time
: 1822
End Time
: 1825
Commander-in-Chief, India
(October 1825 - January 1830)
Replaces
:
Edward Paget
Replaced By
:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Start Time
: October 1825
End Time
: January 1830
Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Constable of the Tower
(1852 - 1865)
Replaces
:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Replaced By
:
John Fox Burgoyne
Start Time
: 1852
End Time
: 1865
Member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Term
:
3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Term
:
5th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Country of Citizenship

Wales
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Award Received

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Occupation

Politician
Military Personnel
Plantation Owner

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cotton, Stapleton (DNB00)
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Combermere, Viscount
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Combermere, Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Place of Death

Clifton

Father

Sir Robert Cotton, 5th Baronet

Child

Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere
Robert Henry Stapleton Cotton
Meliora Emily Anna Maria Stapleton-Cotton
Caroline Frances Hill, Marchioness of Downshire

Work Location

London

Name in Native Language

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

Noble Title

Viscount
Viscount Combermere
(2/8/1827 - 2/21/1865)
Series Ordinal
:1
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
: 2/8/1827
End Time
: 2/21/1865
Baron Combermere
(5/17/1814 - 2/21/1865)
Series Ordinal
:1
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
: 5/17/1814
End Time
: 2/21/1865

Family Name

Cotton

Given Name

Stapleton

Mother

Frances Stapleton

Spouse

Lady Anna Maria Pelham-Clinton
(1/1/1801 - )
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 1/1/1801
Caroline Greville
(6/18/1814 - )
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: 6/18/1814
Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton, Viscountess Combermere
(10/2/1838 - )
Series Ordinal
:3
Start Time
: 10/2/1838

Owner Of

Combermere Abbey (Estate)

Depicted By

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Creator
:
Mary Martha Pearson
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773 - 1865)
Creator
:
John Prescott Knight
Stapleton Cotton (1773–1865), Field Marshal Viscount Combermere, GCB, KST
Creator
:
John Hayter
Location
:
Apsley House

Image of Grave

Place of Burial

St Margaret's Church

Participant In

Wedding of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark
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