Co., 1833–53 : Chairman of the Court, 1843 : died 1860.
COTTON, JOSEPH (1745–1825)
Son of Dr. Nathaniel Cotton : born March 7, 1745 : entered the Royal Navy in 1760, which he left for the E.I. Co.'s marine service : commanded an East Indiaman in two voyages : made his fortune and retired : was Deputy Master of the Trinity House for 20 years, and Director of the E. I. Co. from 1795 to 1823, and of the E.I. Docks Company : died Jan. 26, 1825.
COTTON, SIR SYDNEY (1792–1874)
Son of Henry Calverley Cotton, and brother of Sir Arthur T. Cotton (q.v.) : born Dec. 2, 1792 : arrived in India in a regiment of Dragoons, 1810 : served in the Madras, Bombay, and Bengal Presidencies for many years : in the Pindari war, 1817–8 : in Burma, 1828 : in Sind, under Sir C. Napier, 1842–3 : in the Carnatic and Mysore : on the Staff in Madras and Bangalore : commanded in various stations and was A.D.C. to Lord Combermere and Military Secretary : commanded on the N.W. frontier in 1853, in the Kohat Pass, against the Afridis and, later, the Mohmands : was, in the mutiny, Brig-General at Peshawar and, owing to his foresight and decision, there was no serious disturbance there— "the right man for the place" : commanded an expedition against the fanatical colony of Sitana : Maj-General and K.C.B., 1858 : commanded the N.W. district in England : Lt-General, 1866 : Governor of Chelsea Hospital, 1872 : G.C.B., 1873 : died Feb. 20, 1874 : he was "a thorough soldier, an officer of unusual energy and activity" : he wrote Nine Years on the N.W. Frontier, 1854–63, andlon The Central Asian Question.
COTTON, SIR WILLOUGHBY (1783–1860)
Son of Admiral Rowland Cotton : cousin of Lord Combermere : born in 1783 : educated at Rugby (where he led a re-bellion) : entered the Guards, 1798 : served in Hanover, 1805 : Copenhagen, 1807; in the Peninsula, 1809–14 : went to India in 1821 : commanded a Brigade in the first Burmese war, 1825–6 : Maj-General and K.C.H., 1830 : commanded in Jamaica, 1829–34 : commanded the Bengal Division of the Army of the Indus, 1838–9 : K.C.B., 1838 : at Ghazni : left Kabul in 1839 for another command : G.C.B., 1840 : Lt-General, 1841 : C. in C. at Bombay, April, 1847, to Dec. 1850 : General, 1854 : Colonel of the 98th foot : and later of the 32nd foot : died May 4, 1860.
COUCH, SIR RICHARD (1817–)
Son of Richard Couch : born July 11, 1817 : educated privately : called to the bar from the Middle Temple, 1841 : Recorder of Bedford, 1858–62 : Puisne Judge of the High Court, Bombay, 1862–6 : Chief Justice, 1866–70 : Chief Justice of Bengal, at Calcutta, 1870–5 : presided at the trial of the Gaekwar of Baroda, 1875 : Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1881–1901 : Privy Councillor, 1875.
COUGHLAN, CORNELIUS (1828–)
Son of Edward Coughlan : born June, 1828 : educated at Eyrecourt, Co. Galway : served as Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Colour-Sergeant and Serg-Major in the 75th regt. for 21 years : and as Serg-Major in the Connaught Rangers for 21 years : was present at the siege of Delhi (when he won his V.C. for several acts of bravery), and relief of Lucknow.
COUPER, SIR GEORGE EBENEZER WILSON, BARONET (1824–)
I.C.S. : son of Colonel Sir George Couper, Bart., Comptroller of the House-hold of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent : born 1824 : educated at Sandhurst and Haileybury : entered the Bengal Civil Service in 1846 : joined the Panjab Commission in 1849 : served in the Indian mutiny, through the siege of Lucknow under Sir Henry Lawrence, and after his death under Brig-General Inglis and Sir James Outram : Chief Commissioner in Oudh, 1871–6 : Lieutenant-Governor of the N.W. Provinces, 1876 : retured 1882 : C.B. : K.C.S.I. : C.I.E.
COURT, CLAUDE AUGUSTE (1793– ? )
General : born Sep. 26, 1793 educated at the Ecole Poly technique, Paris, 1812–3 : entered the French Army, 1813 : saw active service, 1813–5 : left the Army, 1818 : served in Persia, and joined Ranjit Singh's forces, with Avitabile (q.v.) in
