George W. Cotton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George W. Cotton

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1821

Place of Birth: Staplehurst, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1892

Profession: politician, carpenter, land agent, shopkeeper, pamphleteer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

George Witherage Cotton (1821–1892) was a South Australian land dealer and Member of the South Australian Legislative Council.
He was especially notable for being a champion of a scheme in South Australia to put working men onto small blocks of land (around 20 acres) on which they could carry out agricultural production.