Edward Cotton (priest, died 1675)

Edward Cotton (2 November 1616 - 11 November 1675) was the Archdeacon of Cornwall[1] from 1660 until his death.[2]

Sleech was from Silverton, Devon and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[3] He was appointed Rector of St. Thomas and St. Peter, Winchester in 1640; a Canon of Exeter in 1660; Vicar of Bampton in 1663 and Treasurer of Exeter in 1672.

References

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  1. ^ National Archives
  2. ^ Le Neve, John; Hardy, Sir Thomas Duffus (1854). Archdeacons of Cornwall . Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. Vol. 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 397–401  – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Sleech, Rev. Charles" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.