Leonard Cotton

Leonard Cotton (9 October 1875 – 20 June 1958) was a British socialist activist and journalist. A gardener based in Oxford, Cotton first came to prominence in the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), serving on its executive in 1898, 1901 and 1902. He was imprisoned for a month for breaking by-laws on speaking in Manchester. A leading supporter of James Connolly, in 1901 he was attacked by undergraduates when Connolly came to speak in Oxford and as a result was sacked from his job.

Leonard Cotton

Leonard Cotton (9 October 1875 – 20 June 1958) was a British socialist activist and journalist. A gardener based in Oxford, Cotton first came to prominence in the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), serving on its executive in 1898, 1901 and 1902. He was imprisoned for a month for breaking by-laws on speaking in Manchester. A leading supporter of James Connolly, in 1901 he was attacked by undergraduates when Connolly came to speak in Oxford and as a result was sacked from his job.