Lieutenant-General Sir Sydney John Cotton was a British Army officer. He served for 45 years in India, commanded the garrison on the NW Frontier at Peshawar, where he introduced more realistic training for troops. While serving in Australia was the commandment of the Moreton Bay penal colony in Australia.
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- December 2, 1792
- Died
- February 19, 1874
