Background
He was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton and his wife Hester Salusbury.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton and his wife Hester Salusbury.
He was the brother of the 3rd Baronet, Robert Salisbury Cotton who predeceased him without issue. In December 1749 he was elected unopposed as Knight of the Shire for Denbigh, replacing Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn. In 1769, he built Street Mary"s and Street Michael"s Church, Burleydam, near his family seat of Combermere Abbey in Cheshire.
11th Parliament of Great Britain. 10th Parliament of Great Britain. 12th Parliament of Great Britain.
13th Parliament of Great Britain.