Sir John Cotterell, 4th Baronet

Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Baronet (13 July 1866 – 13 November 1937) was an English baronet.

Sir John Cotterell, Bt
Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
In office
5 December 1904 – 27 July 1933
Preceded byJohn Hungerford Arkwright
Succeeded byThe Lord Somers
High Sheriff of Herefordshire
In office
1897–1898
Preceded byHenry Randolph Trafford
Succeeded byJohn Riley
Personal details
Born(1866-07-13)13 July 1866
Died13 November 1937(1937-11-13) (aged 71)
Mayfair, London
Spouse
Lady Evelyn Amy Gordon-Lennox
(m. 1896; died 1922)
RelationsRichard Airey, 1st Baron Airey (grandfather)
Children4
Parent(s)Sir Geers Cotterell, 3rd Baronet
Hon. Katherine Margaret Airey

Early life

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Cotterell was born on 13 July 1866. He was the son of Sir Geers Cotterell, 3rd Baronet and Hon. Katherine Margaret Airey. His father, an MP for Herefordshire, had succeeded to the baronetcy in 1847, upon the death of his brother (John's uncle) John Henry Cotterell.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Sir John Henry Cotterell (heir apparent to Sir John Cotterell, 1st Baronet) and Hon. Pyne Jesse Trevor (daughter of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre). His grandfather died before his father was born and his grandmother remarried shortly thereafter to Granville Harcourt Vernon, MP. His maternal grandparents were Richard Airey, 1st Baron Airey, and the former Hon. Harriet Mary Evard Talbot (a daughter of James Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot of Malahide and sister to James Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot of Malahide).[1]

Career

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He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Life Guards and President of the Hereford Territorial Army Association from 1904 to 1933. He was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1897 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire from 1904 to 1933.[1][2] Cotterell served as an Alderman of Herefordshire County Council. In 1930, he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. He was also a renowned breeder of Hereford cattle.[3]

Upon the death of his father on 17 March 1900,[4] he succeeded as the 4th Baronet Cotterell, of Garnons, Herefordshire.[1]

Personal life

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Garnons, the Cotterell's country seat in Herefordshire, 1824

On 4 January 1896, Cotterell married Lady Evelyn Amy Gordon-Lennox (1872–1922), the eldest daughter of the former Amy Mary Ricardo and Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond.[5] Together, they were the parents of four children:[1][6]

In 1934, Sir John's portrait was painted by Philip de László. In the portrait, he is seated "wearing the ceremonial uniform of the Life Guards with decorations, a black great coat over his shoulders, holding a sword in his left hand and a glove in his right resting on his knee".[3] László had previously done a number of portraits for the family, including his wife in 1913, daughter Sylvia in 1924, and son Richard and daughter-in-law Lady Lettice. in 1931.[3]

He died on 13 November 1937 at his London home, 10 Hertford Street. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son, Richard.[1] Garnons, the family seat, was requisitioned during the war years and the family relocated to Byford Court.[8]

Descendants

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Through his son Richard, he was a grandfather of John Henry Geers Cotterell,[8] who became the 6th Baronet in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 916.
  2. ^ Vaughan, David J. (4 July 2016). The Little Book of Herefordshire. The History Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7509-6909-3. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Cotterell, Sir John Richard Geers, 4th Baronet". www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com. The de Laszlo Archive Trust. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36093. London. 19 March 1900. p. 11.
  5. ^ Raineval, Melville Henry Massue marquis de Ruvigny et; Raineval, Melville Henry Massue Marquis of Ruvigny and (1914). The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who," of the Sovereigns, Princes, and Nobles of Europe. Burke's Peerage. p. 1224. ISBN 978-0-85011-028-9. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "A Mixed Bag". Tatler: An Illustrated Journal of Society, the Drama, and Sport...: 18. 1917. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "LIEUT. COL BETHELL; Yorkshire "Landowner, Master of Hounds, Served in World War". The New York Times. 17 July 1941. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Landowner and county figure dies". Hereford Times. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
1904–1933
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Garnons)
1900–1937
Succeeded by