Sir Allan Cotton

A merchant of the city of London, Sir Allan Cotton was a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and was elected its master for 1616 and 1617. Apart from being engaged in cloth trade of the time, Cotton was also engaged in public life of his community. He participated in the city government as an alderman for Dowgate and Candlewick wards, Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London (1625). The next year, Cotton was made a knight. From 1627 he served as president of St Bartholomew's Hospital.