Author: Samuel George Cotton
Author: Samuel George Cotton (1824–1900)
Biography: Samuel George Cotton was born in 1824 in Dublin, the son of surgeon Francis Cotton. He attend Trinity College Dublin and was ordained in the Church of Ireland. In 1885, he married Eliza Gordon Johnston. He became the vicar of Carogh and he and his wife opened a private orphanage. An ardent Protestant, he hoped to convert Catholic children. However, they horribly mismanaged the orphanage where the neglected children suffered greatly. Cotton was prosecuted three times for neglect and once for manslaughter. In 1893, he was sentenced to six months and a fine of £400. His one work of fiction was written to raise funds for the orphanage. Cotton died on 31 August 1900 in Co. Wicklow.
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References: Loeber; Probate; Andrew Rynne, "The Caragh Orphanage--A Scandal without Precedent" (https://www.prosperousheritage.com/caragh-orphanage)
Fiction Titles:
- The Three Whispers and Other Tales. 1 vol. Dublin: John Robertson, 1870.