Wickliffe Cotton

{{Short description|American politician (1843–1912)}}

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| name =Wickliffe Cotton

| state_senate1 = Iowa

| district1 = 22nd

| term_start1 = January 9, 1882

| term_end1 = January 10, 1886

| predecessor1 =Nathaniel Anson Merrell

| successor1 = Patrick Bernard Wolfe

| birth_date = {{birth date|1843|2|2}}

| birth_place = Austintown, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1912|3|19|1843|2|2}}

| death_place = DeWitt, Iowa, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = {{marriage|Mary Wallace|1870|1910|end=died}}

| relations = Aylett R. Cotton (brother)

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Wickliffe Albert Cotton (February 2, 1843 – March 19, 1912) was an American politician.

Wickliffe Cotton was born in Austintown, Ohio, on February 2, 1843. The Cotton family, including Wickliffe's older brother Aylett, moved to Clinton County, Iowa, the following year.{{cite news |title=Senator Wickliffe A. Cotton |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=4282&ga=20 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}

Wickliffe Cotton became a lawyer in Clinton County. Cotton was elected to a single four-year term on the Iowa Senate in 1881, representing District 22 as a Republican.

Cotton was married to Mary Wallace from September 21, 1870, to her death in 1910. He died in DeWitt on March 19, 1912.