Sir James Cotter, 2nd Baronet

Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Baronet of Rockforest (1748 – 9 February 1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Sir James Cotter
2nd Baronet of Rockforest
PredecessorSir James Cotter, 1st Baronet of Rockforest
SuccessorSir James Cotter, 3rd Baronet of Rockforest
Born1748
Died1829
ResidenceRockforest, Mallow
Spouse(s)Anne Kearney
Isabella Hingston
IssueReverend John Rogerson Cotter
Isabella Cotter
Henrietta Cotter
Thomasine Cotter
Sir James Laurence Cotter, 3rd Baronet
Reverend George Edmond Cotter
Nelson Kearney Cotter
ParentsSir James Cotter, 1st Baronet
Arabella Rogerson
OccupationMember of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons representing Taghmon
High Sheriff of County Cork

Cotter was the eldest son of Sir James Cotter, 1st Baronet and Arabella Rogerson. He was a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons, representing Taghmon from 1771 to 1776 and Mallow from 1783 to 1790. In 1781 he was appointed to the office of High Sheriff of County Cork.[1] In 1790 he was elected in both Dingle and Castlemartyr, choosing to sit for the latter until the seat's disenfranchisement under the Acts of Union 1800.[2]

On 9 June 1770, he succeeded to the father's baronetcy. 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.

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  1. ^ Complete Baronetage, p.372
  2. ^ 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).
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Taghmon
1771–1776
With: James Willson
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mallow
1783–1790
With: Denham Jephson
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Castlemartyr
1783–1790
With: Charles O'Neill (1790–1792)
John Hobson (1792–1798)
John Townsend (1798–1800)
Succeeded by
Constituency disenfranchised
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Rockforest)
1770–1829
Succeeded by