Edward Cotton (died 8 October 1647) was the
Archdeacon of Totnes
The Archdeacon of Totnes or Totton is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter and under the oversight of the Bishop suf ...
from 1622.
[”Some account of the barony and town of Okehampton:Its antiquities and institutions” Bridges, W.B; Wright, W.H.K; Rattenbury, J; Shebbeare, R; Thomas, C; Fothergill, H.G Tiverton, W.Masland,1889]
He was born the son of
William Cotton, bishop of Exeter and brother of
William Cotton. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating 1606-7 and graduating B.A. in 1609 and M.A. in 1612. He entered the Middle Temple in 1606.
He served as rector of Duloe, Cornwall, 1611 (until sequestered 1 May 1647), and of St. Peter Tavy in 1611, becoming canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1611 and chancellor in 1613. He was also rector of Bridestowe in 1614 and of Shobroke, Devon in 1615, being collated archdeacon of Totnes in 1622.
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He died on 8 October 1647.
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References
Archdeacons of Totnes
1647 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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