Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Conington was an English politician and heir to the Cottonian Library.
A painting of Thomas Cotton by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Sir John Cotton, 3rd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1661 and 1687.
Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington
…which belonged to his son's wife. He married Margaret Howard, daughter of Lord William Howard, of Naworth Castle, Cumberland, by whom he had one son, John, b. 9 March 1620/1, a daughter Lucy b. 17 April 1618, and a daughter Frances b. 19 July 1619. His wife Margaret died 5 March 1621/2. In 1640 Sir Thomas…
An engraving of Cotton