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Richard Stapleton-Cotton

January 05, 2023

Admiral Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton CB CBE MVO (7 November 1873 – 5 January 1953) was a British officer of the Royal Navy.

Richard Stapleton-Cotton
Birth nameRichard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton
Born7 November 1873
Wellington Barracks, London
Died5 January 1953
Merionethshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1887–1931
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMember of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Bath
Other workGentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod

Early life and family

Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton was born at Wellington Barracks, London, on 7 November 1873, the second son of Colonel the Honourable Richard Southwell George Stapleton-Cotton (1849–1925), of Plas Llwynon, Anglesey, and his wife, the Honourable Jane Charlotte Methuen, daughter of Frederick Henry Paul Methuen, second Baron Methuen.[1] His father was the younger son of the second Viscount Combermere and had been the Inspector-General of Police in Guiana from 1889 to 1891, was an officer in the Wiltshire Regiment, having served in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and in Bechuanaland in 1885, and served as a Justice of the Peace for Shropshire and Cheshire.[2]

In 1910, he married Olive Harriet Cotton-Jodrell,[3] a daughter of Sir Edward Thomas Davenant Cotton-Jodrell, of Reaseheath and Yeardsley, Cheshire, Member of Parliament for Wirral, and his wife Mary Rennell Coleridge.[4]

Stapleton-Cotton and his dog Tinker are the only two males ever to be accepted as fully paid-up members of the Women's Institute: he played a major part in setting up the first WI meeting in the UK, held in Anglesey in 1915.[5]

Ancestry

Naval career

Stapleton-Cotton entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1887. He was promoted to midshipman two years later and then became a Sub-Lieutenant in 1893, lieutenant two years later, commander in 1905 and captain in 1913. He was the Commander at[20] the Royal Naval College at Osborne from 1906 to 1910.[21] Promoted to rear-admiral in 1923[22] and then to vice-admiral in 1928, he was placed on the retired list by 1931.[23] In 1932, he was promoted to the rank of admiral in the retired list.[24]

In 1905, he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).[25] He was also appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[26] From 1928 to 1932, Stapleton-Cotton served as Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod, and then as Registrar and Secretary of the Order of the Bath from 1932 to 1948; in the latter capacity, he attended the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 and took part in the procession into the Abbey.[27]

Later life

Admiral Stapleton-Cotton died on 5 January 1953, aged 79, in Merionethshire. He left an estate worth over £24,000.[28]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23 ; Who Was Who, vol. 5, 1961, p. 1038 for date of death.
  2. ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1920, pt. 1, p. 195
  3. ^ England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, General Register Office, Marriage Records, Q3 1910, vol. 8a, p. 731
  4. ^ Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, 1913, p. 257 ; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families, 1929, p. 441
  5. ^ Prior, Neil (24 February 2014). "WI started in Wales during Great War". BBC News. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23
  7. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23
  8. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 21
  9. ^ Cris, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18p, p. 21
  10. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23
  11. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23 ; London Metropolitan Archives, St George Hanover Square, Westminster, Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials, Jan 1824-Dec 1824, DL/T/089/019.
  12. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 20
  13. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 20 ; daughter of Capt. William Fulke Greville RN.
  14. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 21
  15. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 21 ; daughter of Crauford Tait
  16. ^ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, 1895, 1st ed., vol. 5, p. 305
  17. ^ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, 1895, 1st ed., vol. 5, p. 305 ; daughter of Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay, formerly St John.
  18. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23 ; of Nynehead
  19. ^ W.J. Fitzpatrick, The Life, Times and Contemporaries of Lord Cloncurry, 1855, pp. 302-303.
  20. ^ ADM 196/89/155
  21. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23
  22. ^ Navy List, July 1924, p. 75
  23. ^ Navy List, July 1931, 552
  24. ^ The London Gazette, 21 October 1932, issue 33875, p. 6626
  25. ^ Crisp, Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18, p. 23
  26. ^ The London Gazette, 21 October 1932, issue 33875, p. 6626
  27. ^ Who Was Who, vol. 5, 1961, p. 1038 ; Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 November 1937, no. 34453, p. 7047
  28. ^ England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, General Register Office, Death Records, Q1 1953, vol. 8c, p. 1 ; National Probate Calendar, 1953

Bibliography

  • G.E. Cokayne (1895), The Complete Peerage, 1st edition, volume 5.
  • F.A. Crisp (1914), Visitation of England and Wales, volume 18.
  • A.C. Fox-Davies (1929), Armorial Families, seventh edition.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod
1928–1932 		Succeeded by

January 05, 2023
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Admiral Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton Cotton CB CBE MVO 7 November 1873 5 January 1953 was a British officer of the Royal Navy Richard Stapleton CottonBirth nameRichard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton CottonBorn7 November 1873Wellington Barracks LondonDied5 January 1953MerionethshireAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch Royal NavyYears of service1887 1931RankAdmiralBattles warsFirst World WarAwardsMember of the Royal Victorian OrderCommander of the Order of the British EmpireCompanion of the BathOther workGentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod Contents 1 Early life and family 1 1 Ancestry 2 Naval career 3 Later life 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyEarly life and family EditRichard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton Cotton was born at Wellington Barracks London on 7 November 1873 the second son of Colonel the Honourable Richard Southwell George Stapleton Cotton 1849 1925 of Plas Llwynon Anglesey and his wife the Honourable Jane Charlotte Methuen daughter of Frederick Henry Paul Methuen second Baron Methuen 1 His father was the younger son of the second Viscount Combermere and had been the Inspector General of Police in Guiana from 1889 to 1891 was an officer in the Wiltshire Regiment having served in the Anglo Zulu War of 1879 and in Bechuanaland in 1885 and served as a Justice of the Peace for Shropshire and Cheshire 2 In 1910 he married Olive Harriet Cotton Jodrell 3 a daughter of Sir Edward Thomas Davenant Cotton Jodrell of Reaseheath and Yeardsley Cheshire Member of Parliament for Wirral and his wife Mary Rennell Coleridge 4 Stapleton Cotton and his dog Tinker are the only two males ever to be accepted as fully paid up members of the Women s Institute he played a major part in setting up the first WI meeting in the UK held in Anglesey in 1915 5 Ancestry Edit Ancestors of Richard Stapleton Cotton8 Field Marshal Rt Hon Stapleton Stapleton Cotton first Viscount Combermere 12 4 Col Rt Hon Wellington Henry Stapleton Cotton Viscount Combermere 8 9 Caroline Greville 13 2 Col Hon Richard Southwell George Stapleton Cotton 6 10 Sir George Sitwell second Baronet 14 5 Susan Alice Sitwell 9 11 Susan Tait 15 1 Admiral Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton Cotton12 Rt Hon Paul Methuen first Baron Methuen 16 6 Rt Hon Frederick Henry Methuen second Baron Methuen 10 13 Jane Dorothea St John Mildmay 17 3 Hon Jane Charlotte Methuen 7 14 Rev John Sanford 18 7 Anna Horatia Caroline Sanford 11 15 Eliza Georgiana Morgan 19 Naval career EditStapleton Cotton entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1887 He was promoted to midshipman two years later and then became a Sub Lieutenant in 1893 lieutenant two years later commander in 1905 and captain in 1913 He was the Commander at 20 the Royal Naval College at Osborne from 1906 to 1910 21 Promoted to rear admiral in 1923 22 and then to vice admiral in 1928 he was placed on the retired list by 1931 23 In 1932 he was promoted to the rank of admiral in the retired list 24 In 1905 he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO 25 He was also appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE and a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 26 From 1928 to 1932 Stapleton Cotton served as Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod and then as Registrar and Secretary of the Order of the Bath from 1932 to 1948 in the latter capacity he attended the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 and took part in the procession into the Abbey 27 Later life EditAdmiral Stapleton Cotton died on 5 January 1953 aged 79 in Merionethshire He left an estate worth over 24 000 28 References EditCitations Edit Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 Who Was Who vol 5 1961 p 1038 for date of death Dod s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 1920 pt 1 p 195 England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes General Register Office Marriage Records Q3 1910 vol 8a p 731 Walford s County Families of the United Kingdom 1913 p 257 Fox Davies Armorial Families 1929 p 441 Prior Neil 24 February 2014 WI started in Wales during Great War BBC News Retrieved 25 January 2019 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 21 Cris Visitation of England and Wales vol 18p p 21 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 London Metropolitan Archives St George Hanover Square Westminster Transcript of baptisms marriages and burials Jan 1824 Dec 1824 DL T 089 019 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 20 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 20 daughter of Capt William Fulke Greville RN Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 21 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 21 daughter of Crauford Tait Cokayne Complete Peerage 1895 1st ed vol 5 p 305 Cokayne Complete Peerage 1895 1st ed vol 5 p 305 daughter of Sir Henry Paulet St John Mildmay formerly St John Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 of Nynehead W J Fitzpatrick The Life Times and Contemporaries of Lord Cloncurry 1855 pp 302 303 ADM 196 89 155 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 Navy List July 1924 p 75 Navy List July 1931 552 The London Gazette 21 October 1932 issue 33875 p 6626 Crisp Visitation of England and Wales vol 18 p 23 The London Gazette 21 October 1932 issue 33875 p 6626 Who Was Who vol 5 1961 p 1038 Supplement to the London Gazette 10 November 1937 no 34453 p 7047 England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes General Register Office Death Records Q1 1953 vol 8c p 1 National Probate Calendar 1953 Bibliography Edit G E Cokayne 1895 The Complete Peerage 1st edition volume 5 F A Crisp 1914 Visitation of England and Wales volume 18 A C Fox Davies 1929 Armorial Families seventh edition Honorary titlesPreceded byWyndham Murray Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod1928 1932 Succeeded byCharles Longcroft Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard 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