Family and Education
b. 9 Mar. 1621, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bt., of Conington, being o.s. by 1st w. Margaret, da. of Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle, Cumb. educ. Magdalene, Camb. 1637; travelled abroad 1639-42. m. (1) 8 June 1644, Dorothy, da. and h. of Edmund Anderson of Stratton, Beds., 7s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) 20 Oct. 1658, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Honeywood of Markshall, Essex, and h. to her bro. John Lamott Honeywood, 1 surv. s. 2da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 13 May 1662.Misc. Gen. et. Her. (n.s.), i. 340; PC Reg. vi. 445; F. A. Blaydes Gen. Bed. 110
Offices Held
J.p. Hunts. July 1660 – Apr. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., Beds. 1 Jan. 1970, Oct. 1688–93; commr. for assessment, Hunts. Aug. 1660–80, Westminster 1661 – 63, 1664 – 80, Huntingdon 1663 – 80, Beds. 1664 – 80, 1689 – 90, Hunts. and Westminster 1689; oyer and terminer, Norfolk circuit July 1660, dep. lt. Hunts. c. Aug. 1660 – Mar. 1688, Oct. 1688 – ?96, Beds. 1670 – Feb. 1688; commr. for loyal and indigent officers, Hunts. 1662, recusants 1675, col. of militia ft. by 1680-Feb. 1688.
Main residences: Conington, Hunts.; Cotton House, Westminster.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
COTTON, John I (1621-1702)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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