Henry Egerton Cotton

Henry Egerton Cotton
1st Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University
In office
1992–1993
Succeeded byJohn Moores, Jr
Vice-ChancellorPeter Toyne
Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside
In office
5 June 1989  1993
Preceded bySir Kenneth Stoddart
Succeeded bySir Alan William Waterworth
Personal details
Born(1929-07-21)21 July 1929
Died1993
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Margaret Susan Peard
(m. 18 June 1955)
RelationsColonel Vere Egerton Cotton (father)
Elfreda Helen Moore
(mother)
Children1 daughter, 1 son
Alma materMagdalene College,
University of Cambridge

Henry Egerton Cotton JP DL (21 July 1929 – 1993), (also known as Henry E. Cotton) served as Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside from 1989 to 1993. He was also the First Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, serving in office from 1992 until his death in 1993.