Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet
Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton (c. 1715 – 14 August 1775) was a British politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbighshire from 1749 to 1774.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton and his wife Hester Salusbury. He married Elizabeth Tollemache (died 6 August 1746), the daughter of Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart and his wife Grace Wilbraham. 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.[1]
In 1769, he built St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam, near his family seat of Combermere Abbey in Cheshire.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "London, December 9". Newcastle Courant. 9 December 1749. Retrieved 11 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Church of St Michael", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), retrieved 18 March 2013
- ↑ Boswell, James (1831), The Life of Samuel Johnson (Volume 3), J. Murray
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Denbighshire 1749–1774 |
Succeeded by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Bt. |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Robert Cotton |
Baronet (of Combermere ) 1748–1775 |
Succeeded by Robert Salusbury Cotton |
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