Cotton eventually rose to be Chief Commissioner of Assam ( 1896 to 1902 ) , during which time he experienced the 1897 Assam earthquake . The Viceroy , Lord Curzon , visited Assam in March 1900 , and in an address afterwards praised Cotton ′ s '' ″ effort and interest in the province ″ '' , but was otherways unusually careful not to promise much in his speeches during the visit . Cotton College , Guwahati was established in 1901 by Cotton . As he retired , he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India ( KCSI ) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902 , and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902
1897 Assam earthquake
1897 Assam earthquake
Henry Cotton (civil servant)