• Title
  Francis Cotton - invitations (5) to Australian Commonwealth Celebrations, 1901
• Creator
  Francis Cotton, 1857-1942
• Call number
  MLMSS 2509X
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1901
• Type of material
  Textual Records, Graphic Materials
• Reference code
  442516
• Physical Description
  1 portfolio - 0.4 Meters
  Textual Records - (printed)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Francis Cotton (1857-1942), journalist and parliamentarian, was born at Adelaide, SA, son of Richard and Esther Cotton. He was educated at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, and worked on a cattle station before moving to NSW. Cotton worked as a farmer, drover, shearer and lay preacher at Forbes and became involved in social reform founding a tax reform group at Forbes. By 1889 he was a member of the Single Tax League in Sydney and was working as a journalist. He represented the Wagga Wagga shearers on the Trades and Labor Council and took part in the planning and establishment of the Labor Party. He was elected member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the seat of Newtown (1891-1894) and for Newtown-Camperdown (1895-1901).
• General note
  
  This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
  For other papers relating to Francis 'Frank' Cotton, see MAV/FM4/10838, the original papers being lent for copying in Nov. 2000.
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823391
• Subject
  Australian Federation, 1901
  Politicians--New South Wales--19th century.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3325036

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