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Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Baronet

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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.[1]

He married the heiress Anne Parsons (daughter of Humphrey Parsons) on 1 July 1745.[2] The couple had ten children, among whom Admiral Sir Charles Cotton (5th Baronet) and the Reverend Alexander Cotton.

References

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  1. ^ "COTTON, Sir John Hynde, 4th Bt. (?1717-95), of Madingley Hall, Cambs. | History of Parliament Online".
  2. ^ William Betham, The Baronetage of England, or The history of the English Baronets, I, Ipswich & London, 1801, p. 406.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St Germans
1741–1747
With: James Newsham
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Marlborough
1752–1761
With: John Talbot 1752–54
Hon. John Ward 1754–61
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
1764–1780
With: Marquess of Granby 1764–70
Sir Sampson Gideon, Bt 1770–80
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Landwade)
1752–1795
Succeeded by