91 after a long illness. He was survived by his second wife, two daughters and a son, three stepchildren, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a sister. Honours Cotton was knighted () in 1978 and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1993. He received a Doctorate of Science from the University of Sydney in 1995. References 1915 births 2006 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for New South Wales Members of the Cabinet of Australia Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian politicians awarded knighthoods Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Centenary Medal Ambassadors of Australia to the United States People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide 20th-century Australian politicians Consuls-General of Australia in New York Government ministers of Australia Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Australian World War II pilots People from Broken Hill, New South Wales