Sir Robert Cotton (2 May 1644 – 17 September 1717) was an English politician. He sat as a Member of Parliament from 1679 to 1701 and briefly in 1702.
He was the third son of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, the second by Sir Thomas's second wife Alice. He was granted the manor of Hatley, Cambridgeshire by his half-brother in 1662, the year of his father's death. A Tory, he was one of the joint holders of the Postmaster General position from 1691.[1]
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Gerard Russell Edward Partherich |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1679–1695 With: Sir Levinus Bennet, Bt 1679–1693 The Lord Cutts 1693–1695 |
Succeeded by The Lord Cutts Edward Russell |
| Preceded by Sir William Stephens Richard Leveson |
Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) 1695–1701 With: The Lord Cutts 1695 & 1698–1699 Sir Henry Dutton Colt, Bt 1695–1698 Henry Greenhill 1699–1701 |
Succeeded by The Lord Cutts Samuel Shepheard |
| Preceded by Henry Vincent Sir William Scawen |
Member of Parliament for Truro 1702 With: Henry Vincent |
Succeeded by Henry Vincent Sir Thomas Powys |