John Cotton may refer to:

Politicians

* John Cotton (''fl.'' 1379–88), MP for Cambridge 1379-1388 *

John Cotton (MP died 1593) Sir John Cotton (1512/13 – 21 April 1593), of Cheveley and Landwade, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician. Family Cotton was the first surviving son of Sir Robert Cotton of Landwade. He married Isobel Spencer (died 1578), daughter of Si ...

(1513–1593), MP for Cambridgeshire 1553, 1554 * John Cotton (MP died 1620/21) (1543–1620/21), MP for Cambridgeshire 1593 *

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 ...

, MP for

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...

1689–90, 1696, 1705 * John Cotton (1671–1736), MP for

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

1722 *

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 Cr ...

(1686–1752), English Jacobite MP for Cambridge 1708–22,1727–41, for Cambridgeshire 1722–27, and for Marlborough 1741–52 *

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 Bar ...

(1621–1702), MP for Huntingdon 1661 and Huntingdonshire 1685 *

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 1 ...

(c. 1717–1795), MP for St Germans 1741–47, Marlborough 1752–61, and Cambridgeshire 1764–80 *

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 ...

(c. 1680–1731), MP for Huntingdon 1705 and Huntingdonshire 1710–13

Sportsmen

John Cotton (baseball) John Cotton (born October 30, 1970 in Houston, Texas) is an American former professional baseball player and an Olympic gold medalist in baseball. Cotton has played 15 seasons in minor league baseball, his last coming in 2003. Over his career, he ...

(born 1970), retired professional baseball player *

John Cotton (cricketer) John Cotton (born 7 November 1940) is a former English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and tail-end right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire between 1958 and 1969. Cotton was b ...

(born 1940), English cricketer *

John Cotton (footballer) John Cotton (2 March 1930 – 1 October 2015) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra. Career Cotton came through the youth ranks at his local club Stoke City and made two Second Division ...

(1930–2015), footballer for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City

Others

* Johannes Cotto or John Cotton (12th century), author of a treatise on music *

John Cotton (minister) John Cotton (4 December 1585 – 23 December 1652) was a clergyman in England and the American colonies and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied for five years at Trinity College, Camb ...

(1585–1652), American religious leader *

John Cotton (ornithologist) John Cotton (17 December 1801 – 14 December 1849) was a British poet, ornithological writer and artist, who became an early pastoral settler in Victoria, Australia. Cotton was born in Balham, London and educated in Richmond. Afterwards he ...

(1801–1849), British and Australian artist and ornithologist *

John Cotton (author) John Cotton may refer to: Politicians * John Cotton (fl. 1379–88), John Cotton (''fl.'' 1379–88), MP for Cambridge 1379-1388 * John Cotton (MP died 1593) (1513–1593), MP for Cambridgeshire 1553, 1554 * John Cotton (MP died 1620/21) (1543– ...

, author of a treatise on music * John G. Cotton (born 1951), US Navy admiral *

Jack Cotton Jack Cotton (1 January 1903 – 21 March 1964) was a British property developer. He became the dominant figure in the world of property development in Britain. His methods of operation were a model for others involved in the property boom in the ...

(1903–1964), British entrepreneur *

John Cotton (architect) John Cotton may refer to: Politicians * John Cotton (''fl.'' 1379–88), MP for Cambridge 1379-1388 * John Cotton (MP died 1593) (1513–1593), MP for Cambridgeshire 1553, 1554 * John Cotton (MP died 1620/21) (1543–1620/21), MP for Cambridge ...

(1844–1934), British architect to whom Frank Worthington Simon was articled

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