Rev William Charles Cotton | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:William_Cotton_1.jpg) Portrait of Cotton in 1832, aged about nineteen | |
| Born | 30 January 1813 Leytonstone, Essex, England |
| Died | 22 June 1879 (aged 66) Chiswick, London, England |
| Cause of death | "ascites and congestion of the brain" |
| Resting place | St John the Baptist's Church, Leytonstone |
| Education | Eton College; Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | priest, missionary and Beekeeper |
| Parent(s) | William and Sarah Cotton |
Rev William Charles Cotton (30 January 1813 – 22 June 1879) was an Anglican priest, a missionary and an apiarist. After education at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford he was ordained and travelled to New Zealand as chaplain to George Augustus Selwyn, its first bishop. He introduced the skills of beekeeping to North Island and wrote books on the subject. Later as vicar of Frodsham, Cheshire, England, he restored its church and vicarage but was limited in his activities by mental illness.