# William Cotton

> English inventor, died 1887

**Wikidata**: [Q226038](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q226038)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-cotton-q226038


## References

1. [Source](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/documents/exhibitions/fullyfashioned/draft2-310204-msc-board4-fullyfashioned-njt-jul19.pdf)
2. [Source](https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/news/green-plaque-honour-for-knitting-machine-inventor)
3. [Source](https://www.knittingtogether.org.uk/behind-the-scenes/the-people/william-cotton-c1819-1887/)