James Fitz Edmond Cotter
Sir James Fitz Edmond Cotter (Irish: Séamus Buidhe Mac Coitir or Séamus Mac Éamonn Mhic Coitir; c.1630–1705) was a soldier, a colonial governor and the commander-in-chief of King James's forces, in the Irish Counties of Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Kerry. He was a prominent political figure in the south of Ireland and was of Royalist and Jacobite sympathies. He was also a member of the Irish Cotter family of Norse-Gaelic origins. He was born around 1630, the second son of Edmond Fitz Garrett Cotter of Anngrove and Elizabeth Connell of Barryscourt, was knighted in 1685–1686, and died in 1705.
James Fitz Edmond Cotter | |
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| Born | c. 1630 Anngrove, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 1705 Anngrove |
| Buried | Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. |
| Allegiance | Royalist, Jacobite |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | A company of infantry and later a regiment of cavalry. Governor of Montserrat. Governor of the City of Cork. Commander of the military forces of a number of Irish counties. |
| Battles/wars | English Civil War, Battle of Worcester, Battle of Sedgemoor, Williamite War in Ireland |
| Awards | Knighthood |
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