 From left: Richard D. Cotter, American surveyor Image by Unknown authorUnknown author, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Dick CotterRichard D. Cotter Richard D. Cotter Add article description For the professional baseball player known as Dick Cotter, see Dick Cotter (baseball). Richard D. Cotter (September 17, 1842 – March 12, 1927), also known as Dick Cotter and R. D. Cotter, was an Irish-born American member of the first California Geological Survey. This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2008) Richard D. Cotter Biography Richard D. Cotter emigrated from County Cork Ireland to the United States in 1851 with his parents and brothers John and Jerry. There were seven children orphaned at an early age: Richard, John, Jeremiah, Elizabeth Kennedy, Mary Leahey, James and another sister.[1][2] Cotter and his siblings were taken in from an orphan's home and educated… (Source: Wikipedia)
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