Robert Cotton (MP)

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Sir Robert Cotton (2 May 164417 September 1717) was an English politician. He sat as a Member of Parliament from 1679 to 1701 and briefly in 1702. His connection, if any, to the Cotton Baronets is unknown.

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Gerard Russell
Edward Partherich
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
with Sir Levinus Bennet, Bt 1679–1693
The Lord Cutts 1693–1695

1679–1695
Succeeded by
The Lord Cutts
Edward Russell
Preceded by
Sir William Stephens
Richard Leveson
Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight)
with The Lord Cutts 1695 & 1698–1699
Sir Henry Dutton Colt, Bt 1695–1698
Henry Greenhill 1699–1701

1695–1701
Succeeded by
The Lord Cutts
Samuel Shepheard
Preceded by
Henry Vincent
Sir William Scawen
Member of Parliament for Truro
with Henry Vincent

1702
Succeeded by
Henry Vincent
Sir Thomas Powys

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