J. H. Cottrell Jr.

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name =J. H. Cottrell Jr.

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| office=Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

| term_start =1955

| term_end =1967

| office2=Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives

| term2=1965–1967

| predecessor2 = Marion H. Crank

| successor2 =Sterling R. Cockrill

| prior_term =

| birth_name =John Hall Cottrell Jr.

| birth_date ={{birth date |1917|11|15}}

| birth_place =Shirley, Arkansas

| death_date ={{death date and age|2000|12|14|1917|11|15}}

| death_place =Little Rock, Arkansas

| profession =lawyer

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| residence=Little Rock, Arkansas

| party=Democratic

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John Hall Cottrell Jr. (November 15, 1917 – December 14, 2000) was an American politician. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, serving from 1955 to 1966. He was a member of the Democratic party.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1d3AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cottrell,+John+Hall%22|title=American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994|first1=James Roger|last1=Sharp|first2=Nancy Weatherly|last2=Sharp|date=Jan 1, 1999|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=9780313302138|accessdate=Sep 22, 2019|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/findingaids/id/4275|title=J. H. Cottrell Jr. Collection|website=arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org|accessdate=Sep 22, 2019}}