Henry Cotton (civil servant)

This article is about the member of the Indian Civil Service. For his first cousin once removed, see Henry Cotton (judge).

Sir
Henry John Stedman Cotton
KCSI
Born(1845-09-13)13 September 1845
Kumbakonam, British India
Died22 October 1915(1915-10-22) (aged 70)
St John's Wood, London, United Kingdom
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
King's College London
Occupationscivil servant, Member of Parliament, Author
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Mary, Lady Cotton (née Ryan)

Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, KCSI (13 September 1845 – 22 October 1915) had a long career in the Indian Civil Service, during which he was sympathetic to Indian nationalism and labourers in Assam's tea plantations. He was elected the president of the Indian National Congress in 1904 at the height of the Bengal partition. After returning to England, he served as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East from 1906 to January 1910.

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