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==Family and legacy==
==Family and legacy==
On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant J. L. Baker and the former Mary Williamson. Their children were Mary Virginia (born 1906), Margaret Drew (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. (1915–1991). A Cottingham grandson, C. B. Cottingham, Jr. (1943–2008), who served in both the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Air Force]] during the 1970s,<ref>Claybrook B. Cottingham, Jr., obituary, Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie, [[Maryland]], accessed December 19, 2010</ref> died at the age of sixty-five, a resident of Hanover in Anne Arundel County, [[Maryland]]. Claybrook and Myrtle Cottinghams are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.
On June 8, 1904, Cottingham married the former Myrtle Baker of Mount Lebanon, daughter of the merchant J. L. Baker and the former Mary Williamson. Their children were Mary Virginia (born 1906), Margaret Drew (born 1913), and Claybrook Baker Cottingham, Sr. (1915–1991). A Cottingham grandson, C. B. Cottingham, Jr. (1943–2008), who served in both the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Air Force]] during the 1970s,<ref>Claybrook B. Cottingham, Jr., obituary, Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie, [[Maryland]], accessed December 19, 2010</ref> died at the age of sixty-five, a resident of Hanover in Anne Arundel County, [[Maryland]]. Claybrook and Myrtle Cottinghams are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville. A Baptist deacon, Cottingham was from 1914 to 1916, the president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, based in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. He was also a director of Rotary International from 1930 to 1931.<ref name=lahist/>
A Baptist deacon, Cottingham was from 1914 to 1916, the president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, based in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. He was also a director of Rotary International from 1930 to 1931.<ref name=lahist/>
Lynn Edward May, Jr., wrote an unpublished dissertation on Cottingham entitled "Claybrook Cottingham: A Study of His Life and Work."<ref name=lahist/>
Lynn Edward May, Jr., wrote an unpublished dissertation on Cottingham entitled "Claybrook Cottingham: A Study of His Life and Work."<ref name=lahist/>
The Claybrook Cottingham Expressway (U.S. Route 167) in Pineville is named in Cottingham's honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexandria.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=502236&m=11621916&grpcat=My+Life|title=Bridge work to result in lane closures on Cottingham Expressway beginning May 3 (for about 2 months)|publisher=alexandria.momslikeme.com|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/housing/ResHalls/cottingham.htm|title=Housing|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacollege.edu/map/cottingham_hall.aspx|title=Cottingham Hall|publisher=lacollege.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> are both named "Cottingham Hall" in his memory. The Louisiana Tech dormitory is adjacent to Richardson Hall, named for [[E. S. Richardson|Edwin Sanders Richardson, Sr.]], Cottingham's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president.<ref>A later Louisiana Tech president, [[F. Jay Taylor]], had previously been a [[professor]] of history and an administrator at Louisiana College, but he came to LC long after Cottingham had left. Their paths would have crossed only in 1941-1942, when Taylor was a student at Louisiana Tech and Cottingham was in his first year as president there.</ref>
The Claybrook Cottingham Expressway (U.S. Route 167) in Pineville is named in Cottingham's honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexandria.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=502236&m=11621916&grpcat=My+Life|title=Bridge work to result in lane closures on Cottingham Expressway beginning May 3 (for about 2 months)|publisher=alexandria.momslikeme.com|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> A men's dormitory for honor students on the Louisiana Tech campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/housing/ResHalls/cottingham.htm|title=Housing|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> and a women's dormitory at Louisiana College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacollege.edu/map/cottingham_hall.aspx|title=Cottingham Hall|publisher=lacollege.edu|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> are both named "Cottingham Hall" in his memory. The Louisiana Tech dormitory is adjacent to Richardson Hall, named for [[E. S. Richardson|Edwin Sanders Richardson, Sr.]], Cottingham's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president.<ref>A later Louisiana Tech president, [[F. Jay Taylor]], had previously been a [[professor]] of history and an administrator at Louisiana College, but he came to LC long after Cottingham had left. Their paths would have crossed only in 1941-1942, when Taylor was a student at Louisiana Tech and Cottingham was in his first year as president there.</ref>