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H. H. Cotton

Repeal

Date Party Office Votes Result
06-27-1933 Repeal Delegate 1019818 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126426836
 

Candidate Biography:

Henry Hamilton Cotton
Born: March 5, 1880 in Chicago, Illinois
Married: Victoria Leonora Carson (m. 1906)
Child: Victoria Ogden and Lucy
Died: August 28, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA

1924: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1932: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1936: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

  • His wife Victoria was the granddaughter of Don Manuel Dominguez.
  • In 1969, President Richard Nixon purchased a home in of San Clemente, nicknamed "Western White House", which was part of the H. H. Cotton estate.
  • PLACENAME: There is well-known Southern California surfing spot named "Cottons" named after Cotton, who previously owned the beach.