Arthur Cotton
General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton KCSI (15 May 1803 – 24 July 1899) was a British general and irrigation engineer.
Sir Arthur Cotton | |
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Sir Arthur Cotton | |
| Born | 15 May 1803 Combermere, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 24 July 1899 (aged 96) Dorking, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Madras Army British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | First Anglo-Burmese War |
Cotton devoted his life to the construction of irrigation and navigation canals throughout British India. He helped many people by building the Dowleswaram Barrage (Rajahmundry), the Prakasam Barrage, and the Kurnool Cuddappah Canal (K. C. Canal). His dream was only partially realised, but he is still honoured in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu for his efforts. The Sir Arthur Cotton Museum has been built in his honour in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh. The museum holds approximately one hundred images and 15 machine tools that Cotton used when constructing the barrage in Andhra Pradesh from 1847 to 1852.
He entered the Madras Engineers in 1819 and fought in the First Burmese War. He was knighted in 1861.
He was the father of the evangelist Elizabeth Hope.