Henry Cotton (31 March 1790 – 3 December 1879) was an English Anglican divine, ecclesiastical historian and author.
[2] Beginning in 1803, Cotton spent four years at Westminster School and then in 1807 he entered Christ Church, Oxford.
He would later dedicate his work on Bible editions to the memory of Cyril Jackson, dean of Christ Church.
[1] Cotton eyesight began failing, causing him to retire from active duties of the ministry, and he gave up the deanery of Lismore in 1849.
[1] Cotton wrote extensively, and among his works is the six-volume Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ, a compilation of brief biographical sketches giving "the succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies in Ireland".