The Cotterell Baronetcy, of Garnons in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 2 November 1805 for John Cotterell,

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for

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for many years. The third Baronet also represented this constituency in the

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. The fourth Baronet was

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Cotterell baronets, of Garnons (1805)

* Sir John Geers Cotterell, 1st Baronet (1757–1845) * Sir John Henry Cotterell, 2nd Baronet (1830–1847) * Sir Geers Henry Cotterell, 3rd Baronet (1834–1900) * Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Baronet (1866–1937) *

Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell Lt-Col Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Baronet JP TD KStJ CBE (1 June 1907 – 5 December 1978), a British soldier. Early life Cotterell was born on 1 June 1907. He was the only son of Sir John Cotterell, 4th Baronet and Lady Evelyn Am ...

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, 5th Baronet (1907–1978) *

Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Baronet Sir John ''Henry'' Geers Cotterell, 6th Baronet (8 May 1935 – 4 December 2017) was a Hereford businessman and politician. Early life Cotterell, usually went by his middle name of Henry, was born on 8 May 1935 in Belgrave Square, London. He was t ...

(1935–2017) * Sir Henry Richard Geers Cotterell, 7th Baronet (born 1961) The

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is the present holder's son Richard John Geers Cotterell (born 1990).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Cotterell