Sir John Cotton, 4th Baronet ( – 5 February 1731) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

House of Commons of England The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of ...

and the

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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 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 ...

, and his first wife Dorothy Anderson. His mother was the daughter of the eminent statesman and financier

Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet ( – 1684) was a statesman, soldier, diplomat and spymaster and preacher, whose allegiances changed significantly during his career, giving his support to Oliver Cromwell and (later, after the Restoration) ...

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 Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, (20 February 1632 – 26 July 1712), was a prominent English politician. Under King Charles II (and known at the time as Lord Danby), he was the leading figure in the government for around five years i ...

. They had no issue: on his death, the title passed to his uncle Robert. He was a

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(MP) for

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there ...

from 1705 to 1706, and for

Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The popul ...

from 1710 to 1713.

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Year of birth uncertain 1680 births 1731 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1705–1707 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1710–1713 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub