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Cotton Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cotton, all in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Cotton Baronetcy, of Conington in the County of Huntingdon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for the antiquary Robert Cotton, who also represented five constituencies in the House of Commons. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, St Germans and Huntingdonshire. The third and fourth Baronets both represented Huntingdon and Huntingdonshire in Parliament. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1752. The Cotton Baronetcy, of Landwade in the County of Cambridge, was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 July 1641 for John Cotton. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge. The third Baronet represented Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and Marlborough in the House of Commons. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for St Germans, Marlborough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet Of Connington
Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Conington (1594 – 13 May 1662) was an English politician and heir to the Cottonian Library. Life He was the only surviving child of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington and Elizabeth Brocas. He graduated B.A. at Broadgates Hall, Oxford in 1616. In 1624 he became Member of Parliament for Great Marlow. Sir Thomas was the intimate friend and correspondent of Sir John Eliot, and was entrusted by his influence with the representation of St Germans (Eliot's native place) in the third of Charles I's parliaments. He was M.P. for Huntingdonshire in the Short Parliament of 1640, but took no active part in politics or the civil wars. His house at Westminster was left at the disposal of the parliament, and Charles I slept there during his trial. Cotton died at Conington on 13 May 1662, and was buried with his father. Cottonian Library He made great efforts for the restitution of his father's library, which later became the nucleus of the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetcies In The Baronetage Of England
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century, however in its current usage was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. A baronetcy is the only British hereditary honour that is not a peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Black Knights, White Knights, and Green Knights (of whom only the Green Knights are extant). A baronet is addressed as "Sir" (just as is a knight) or "Dame" in the case of a baronetess, but ranks above all knighthoods and damehoods in the order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the dormant Order of St Patrick. Baronets are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, even though William Thoms claims that: The precise quality of this dignity is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cholmondeley Baronets
Cholmondeley ( ) may refer to: People * Cholmondeley (surname) * Alice Cholmondeley, a pseudonym used by Elizabeth von Arnim for her book ''Christine'' Places * Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England, a civil parish ** Cholmondeley Castle, a country house in the parish * Cholmondeley Islet, Queensland, Australia * Cholmondeley Sound, a bay in southeast Alaska, United States Arts and entertainment * The Cholmondeleys, an all-female modern dance group * Cholmondeley Award, for poetry, given annually by the Society of Authors * Lord Cholmondeley, a minor character in ''The Transformers'' Other uses * Marquess of Cholmondeley, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, also Earl of Cholmondeley and Viscount Cholmondeley * Cholmondeley cello, made by Antonio Stradivarius around 1698 * Cholmondeley Children's Centre, near Christchurch, New Zealand * Cholmondeley Award, an annual award for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom * A chimpanzee brought from Africa by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Noel, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Noel Baronetcy, of Brook in the County of Rutland, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Gainsborough (1682 creation). The Noel Baronetcy, of Kirkby Mallery in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 July 1660 for Verney Noel. The sixth Baronet succeeded as ninth Baron Wentworth in 1745. For further history of the baronetcy, see this title. The Middleton, later Noel Baronetcy, of the Navy, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 23 October 1781. For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Gainsborough (1841 creation). Noel baronets, of Brook (1611) *see the Earl of Gainsborough (1682 creation) Noel baronets, of Kirkby Mallery (1660) *Sir Verney Noel, 1st Barone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir St Vincent Cotton, 6th Baronet
Sir St Vincent Cotton, 6th Baronet (6 October 1801 – 25 January 1863) was a British cavalry officer, sportsman, stagecoach driver and gambler, and the last of the Cotton baronets of Landwade. Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, Cotton inherited his title from his father when he was ten years old. Although his father, grandfather, godfather, uncle and brother-in-law were admirals, and he was named after a naval battle, Cotton decided to join the army. After a brief career as a cavalry officer, he devoted the rest of his life to sport and gambling. He drove a London to Brighton stagecoach at one time, and was also a deputy lieutenant, militia captain, and magistrate for Cambridgeshire. Cotton married on his deathbed, and the baronetcy became extinct when he died. Early life Cotton was born at Madingley Hall near Cambridge, and was the eldest surviving son of Sir Charles Cotton, 5th Baronet and Philadelphia Cotton (the daughter of Admiral Sir Joshua Rowle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Cotton, 5th Baronet
Sir Charles Cotton, 5th Baronet (June 1753 – 23 February 1812) was a senior Royal Navy officer of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars whose service continued until his death in command of the Channel Fleet from apoplexy in 1812. During his service, Cotton saw action off the Eastern Seaboard of the Thirteen Colonies and later at the Glorious First of June. Cotton's most influential service was in 1809 when he planned and executed the evacuation of thousands of British soldiers from Corunna after the disastrous collapse of the land campaign under Sir John Moore. Early career Cotton was the third child of Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Baronet, MP and Anne Parsons, daughter of Humphrey Parsons, Lord Mayor of London. Cotton was educated at Westminster School and Lincoln's Inn before joining the Royal Navy in 1772 as a midshipman on HMS ''Deal Castle''. In 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, Cotton joined the frigate HMS ''Niger'' and participated in the Boston camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Baronet
Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Baronet (1717 – 23 January 1795), of Madingley Hall, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for St Germans 1741 to 1747, for Marlborough 18 February 1752 to 1761 and for Cambridgeshire 22 March 1764 to 1780. He married the heiress Anne Parsons (daughter of Humphrey Parsons Humphrey Parsons ( – ) was an English merchant and Tories (British political party), Tory politician who twice served as Lord Mayor of London in 1730 and 1740. He also sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain, British House of Commons from ...) in 1754. The couple had two sons, Admiral Sir Charles Cotton (5th Baronet) and the Reverend Alexander Cotton. References 1717 births 1795 deaths People from South Cambridgeshire District People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of England British MPs 1741–1747 British M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet (bap. 1686 – 1752) of Madingley Hall, Cambridgeshire was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons for 44 years from 1708 to 1752. The historian Eveline Cruickshanks called him "one of the most zealous Jacobites in England". Early life Cotton was baptized on 7 April 1686, the eldest and only surviving son of Sir John Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Landwade and Madingley Hall, Cambridgeshire who had been MP for Cambridge. He was educated at Westminster School and was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 29 September 1701 and awarded MA in 1705. He succeeded to the baronetcy and Madingley Hall on the death of his father on 15 January 1713. He adopted the surname of Hynde Cotton in deference to the Hynde family, traditional owners of the Hall: his paternal grandfather, the first Baronet, had married into the Hynde family. Politics Cotton was returned as the Member of Parliament for Cambridge for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Cotton, 2nd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Cotton, 4th Baronet, Of Connington
Sir John Cotton, 4th Baronet ( – 5 February 1731) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England and the House of Commons of Great Britain at various times between 1705 and 1713. He was the son of John Cotton and Frances Downing. His father was the eldest son of Sir John Cotton, 3rd Baronet, of Connington, and his first wife Dorothy Anderson. His mother was the daughter of the eminent statesman and financier Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet and his wife Frances Howard. He married Elizabeth Herbert, daughter of the Hon. James Herbert, a younger son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, and Lady Catherine Osborne, daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds. They had no issue: on his death, the title passed to his uncle Robert. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1705 to 1706, and for Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Cotton, 3rd Baronet, Of Connington
Sir John Cotton, 3rd Baronet (1621 – 12 September 1702) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1661 and 1687. Early years Cotton was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet of Conington, Huntingdonshire, and his first wife Margaret Howard, daughter of Lord William Howard, of Naworth Castle, Cumberland. He became a gentleman of the Privy Chamber in 1661. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, matriculating in 1637. Career In 1661, Cotton was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in the Cavalier Parliament. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 13 May 1662. In 1685 he was elected MP for Huntingdonshire. Cotton died at the age of 80 at Stratton, Bedfordshire, and was buried at Conington where he has a monument. Family Cotton married firstly on 8 June 1644England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Dorothy Anderson, daughter of Edmund Anderson, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
