Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet
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Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest (1748 – 9 February 1829) was an
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politician. Cotter was the eldest son of Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet and Arabella Rogerson. He was a Member of Parliament in the
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, representing
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from 1771 to 1776 and Mallow from 1783 to 1790. In 1781 he was appointed to the office of High Sheriff of County Cork.''Complete Baronetage'', p.372 In 1790 he was elected in both
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and Castlemartyr, choosing to sit for the latter until the seat's disenfranchisement under the
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.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.81 (Retrieved 28 October 2022).
On 9 June 1770, he succeeded to the father's
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. He married, firstly, Anne Kearney, daughter of Francis Kearney. He married, secondly, Isabella Hingston, daughter of Reverend James Hingston, by whom he had seven children. Upon his death, Cotter was succeeded in his titles by his son, Sir James Cotter, 3rd Baronet.


See also

* Cotter baronets *
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* James Fitz Edmond Cotter * James Cotter the Younger *
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