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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. : Indian Forest Zoology; Catalogue of the Moths of India (with Swinghoe); and a series upon Indian Economic Entomology; Signs and Portents in the Far East, 1907. Address: Westebert, Simla. Clubs: Bengal, Tollygunge, and Calcutta.  Cotes, Sara Jeanette; b. in Canada; d. of Charles Duncan, merchant; married Everard Cotes, Press Correspondent with Government of India, Simla; on the staff of “Washington Post”, “Toronto Globe”, and “Montreal Star”. Author of A Social Departure (Letters from Japan), An American Girl in London, The Simple Adventures of a Mem Sahib, The Story of the Sonny Sahib, On the other Side of the Latch, Those Delightful Americans, His Honour and a Lady, etc., etc. Address: Simla.  Cotilingam, J. P., M.A., Principal, Wardlaw College, Bellary; B.A. degree, 1882: M.A., 1887; joined sereviceservice [sic] as Principal, Wardlaw College, Bellary, 1888; has been a Fellow and an Examiner of the Madras University since 1904; Address: Bellary, Madras Presidency.  Cotton, Harry Evan Auguste; L.C.C. (P.) East Finsbury since 1910; b. Midnapore, Bengal, 1868; e.s. of Sir Henry Cotton, K.C.S.I., (q.v.); m, 1896, Nora, d. of late William Henry Grimley, Bengal Civil Service; Educ,: Mont Liban School, Pau; Sherborne; Jesus College, Oxford (open scholar); Secretary and Treasurer in succession of Oxford Union Society: called to Bar, (Lincoln’s Inn), 1893; practised at Calcutta for 13 years; acted as special correspondent of Manchester Guardian at Delhi Coronation Durbar, 1903; Calcutta correspondent of Daily News; member of Calcutta Corporation, 1900; left India, 1906; has been Editor of the “India”, the London organ of the Indian National Congress, since 1906; contested Dulwich (L.), 1910. Publications: The Century in India, 1800-1900; Calcutta, Old and New, a historical and descriptive guide-book to the city; annotated edition (with late J. Macfarlane) of Hartley House, Calcutta, a novel of the days of Warren Hastings; and numerous newspaper articles on political and literary subjects. Assisted his brother J. J. Cotton (q.v.) in the preparation of “Movements in Madras”. Address: 186 Adelaide Road, South Hampstead, N.W.; 85 Palace Chambers, Westminster, S.W. Clubs: National Liberal, Eighty, New Reform.  Cotton, Sir Henry John Stedman, K.C.S.I., (1902); C.S.I., (1892), b. 1845; 2nd s. of J. J. Cotton, late Madras Civil Service; m. 1867; Mary, d, of late James Ryan; Educ.; Magdalen College School; Brighton College; King’s Coll. London; Passed Indian Civil Service, 1865; joined service in Bengal, 1867; Under Secretary to Government, 1873-6; Registrar of High Court, 1874; Junior Secretary to Government, 1876-78; Magistrate and Collector, Chittagong, 1878-81; acted as Commissioner, 1879, 1884; Sec. to Board of Revenue, 1881-87; Commissioner of Police and Chairman of Calcutta Corporation, 1887; Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, 1888; Financial Department, 1889-91; Chief Secretary to Bengal Government, 1892-96; Acting Home Secretary to Government of India, 1897: Chief Commissioner of Assam, 1897-1902; 100