Arthur Cotton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Cotton

General and engineer

Date of Birth: 15-May-1803

Place of Birth: Combermere Abbey, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1899

Profession: military personnel, engineer, civil engineer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (15 May 1803 – 24 July 1899) was a British general and irrigation engineer. Cotton devoted his life to the construction of irrigation and navigation canals throughout British India.
He helped many people by building the Prakasam Barrage, the Dowleswaram Barrage and the Kurnool Cuddappah Canal (K.
C.
Canal).
His dream was only partially realised, but he is still honoured in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for his efforts.
The Sir Arthur Cotton Museum has been built in his honour in Rajahmundry, 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.
An evangelist, he was the father of fellow evangelist Elizabeth Hope.