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Joseph Cotton (mariner)
Joseph Cotton FRS (7 March 1745 – 26 January 1825), was an English mariner and merchant, a director of the East India Company and deputy-master of Trinity House. Cotton was born at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, the third son of Dr. Nathaniel Cotton. He entered the Royal Navy in 1760 and passed the examination for lieutenant, but left the navy and joined the East India Company. He made a fortune from two voyages as captain of the ''Royal Charlotte'', an East Indiaman. He then retired and lived the rest of his life in Leyton, Essex, living at Leyton House from 1789 to 1803, and in Walnut Tree House (today Essex Hall) beginning in 1813. In 1788, he was elected an "elder brother" of Trinity House, and in 1803 became deputy-master, holding the latter post for about twenty years. He published a memoir about the origin of Trinity House in 1818. He was a director of the East India Company from 1795 to 1823; he was also a director of the East India Docks Company (chairm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Cotton (1746-1825), By William Ward
Joseph Cotton Jah Walton (born Silbert Walton, 1957, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, St. Ann, Jamaica) is a reggae Deejay (Jamaican), singer active since the mid-1970s. Biography After spending a year working in the Jamaican police force, Walton turned to recording, initially working with Joe Gibbs (record producer), Joe Gibbs in 1976, under the name Jah Walton.Larkin, Colin:"The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, He then moved to Harry Mudie, recording popular tracks such as "Stay a Yard and Praise God", "Touch Her Where She Want It Most" (the title track from his debut album), and "Married to a Bank Cashier". In the mid-1980s, he began recording under the name Joseph Cotton, immediately having success in the United Kingdom with "No Touch the Style", leading to a television appearance on Channel 4's ''Club Mix'' programme in 1987. Several more reggae chart hits followed in the form of "Things Running Slow", "Pat Ha Fe Cook", "Tutoring", "Judge Cotton", and "What I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |