COTTON, SIR HENRY JOHN STEDMAN (1845 1915), Anglo-Indian administrator, son of J. J. Cotton of the Madras civil service, was educated at Magdalen college school and King's college, London. He entered the Bengal civil service in 1867, and became chief secretary to the Bengal Government (1891-96), acting home secretary to the Government of India (1896), and chief commissioner of Assam (1896-1902). He re tired in Igo2, and became known as the leading English champion of the Indian nationalists. In 1906 he entered parliament as Liberal member for East Nottingham. He was the author of New India (1885; rev. His brother, JAMES SUTHERLAND COTTON (1847-1918), was born in India and educated at Magdalen college school and Trin ity college, Oxford. For many years he was editor of the Academy; he published various works on Indian subjects, and was the Eng lish editor of the revised edition of the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908) .