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[[Image:cottinghamd.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery.]]COTTINGHAM, Dixon. (Gunnerside, Swadedale, Yorkshire, England, Apr. 16, 1840--Dubuque, IA, 1921). The son of Dixon Cottingham and Isabelle Metcalfe, Cottingham began working in the mines of Yorkshire and at the age of thirteen came to America with his family. They settled in Big Patch, Wisconsin in May 1853. Dixon married Barbara White, with whom he had grown up next to as a neighbor, and together they had twelve children, six boys and six girls. | [[Image:cottinghamd.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Grave marker in Linwood Cemetery.]]COTTINGHAM, Dixon. (Gunnerside, Swadedale, Yorkshire, England, Apr. 16, 1840--Dubuque, IA, 1921). The son of Dixon Cottingham and Isabelle Metcalfe, Cottingham began working in the mines of Yorkshire and at the age of thirteen came to America with his family. They settled in Big Patch, Wisconsin in May 1853. Dixon married Barbara White, with whom he had grown up next to as a neighbor, and together they had twelve children, six boys and six girls. | ||
After serving in the Wisconsin Voluntary Infantry in the [[CIVIL WAR]], Cottingham moved with his family to Dubuque. It was here that he owned and operated a farm while starting his own insurance agency. The D. Cottingham & Son Insurance Agency, owned and operated by Dixon Cottingham and his son, [[COTTINGHAM, John D.|John D. COTTINGHAM]], was established in 1887. These founding fathers were the great grandfather and grandfather respectively of [[COTTINGHAM AND BUTLER, INC.]] CEO | After serving in the Wisconsin Voluntary Infantry in the [[CIVIL WAR]], Cottingham moved with his family to Dubuque. It was here that he owned and operated a farm while starting his own insurance agency. The D. Cottingham & Son Insurance Agency, owned and operated by Dixon Cottingham and his son, [[COTTINGHAM, John D.|John D. COTTINGHAM]], was established in 1887. These founding fathers were the great grandfather and grandfather respectively of [[COTTINGHAM AND BUTLER, INC.]] CEO, John E. Butler. The agency's main focus when founded was to offer insurance to individuals in the community. | ||
See: [[CIVIL WAR PERSONAL SKETCHES]] | |||
[[Category: Business Leader]] | [[Category: Business Leader]] | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 14 June 2012
COTTINGHAM, Dixon. (Gunnerside, Swadedale, Yorkshire, England, Apr. 16, 1840--Dubuque, IA, 1921). The son of Dixon Cottingham and Isabelle Metcalfe, Cottingham began working in the mines of Yorkshire and at the age of thirteen came to America with his family. They settled in Big Patch, Wisconsin in May 1853. Dixon married Barbara White, with whom he had grown up next to as a neighbor, and together they had twelve children, six boys and six girls.
After serving in the Wisconsin Voluntary Infantry in the CIVIL WAR, Cottingham moved with his family to Dubuque. It was here that he owned and operated a farm while starting his own insurance agency. The D. Cottingham & Son Insurance Agency, owned and operated by Dixon Cottingham and his son, John D. COTTINGHAM, was established in 1887. These founding fathers were the great grandfather and grandfather respectively of COTTINGHAM AND BUTLER, INC. CEO, John E. Butler. The agency's main focus when founded was to offer insurance to individuals in the community.