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# HMS Powerful (1826)

HMS Powerful was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 May 1825 at Chatham Dockyard.
From 1 January 1839 to the end of 1840 Powerful was commanded by Captain Charles Napier, mainly in the Mediterranean and for much of the time as lead ship of a detached squadron under Napier's orders. On the evening of 29 May 1839 she was anchored in the Cove of Cork, Ireland when Napier received urgent orders from the Admiralty to proceed at once to Malta in view of the imminent probability of war with Egypt. He was also informed that the ships-of-the-line HMS Ganges and HMS Implacable had already started from England. Wishing to overtake them, Napier set sail at 2 a.m. on the 30th for Gibraltar. Powerful arrived at Gibraltar on 12 June to hear the other two ships were three days ahead of her, but by superior seamanship Napier overtook them in the Mediterranean and Powerful entered the harbour of La Valletta, Malta on the evening of 24 June, with band playing and under every stitch of canvas, twelve hours ahead of her rivals.
After a year in the Mediterranean while the political situation changed, the ship took a prominent part in the Syrian War against the expansionist designs of Mehmet Ali, notably at the bombardment of Acre, 3 November 1840, where she sustained damage but no casualties. Powerful was then flagship of the squadron that blockaded Alexandria from 25 November. In 1841 Napier was succeeded as her captain by George Mansel, and then Sir Michael Seymour, who commanded her from 1841 until she paid off at Portsmouth in 1843. She was recommissioned in 1848 under the command of Sir Richard Saunders Dundas under whom she again served in the Mediterranean.
Powerful was used as a target in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.
# HMS Hawke (1820)

HMS Hawke was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Black Prince class of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 March 1820 at Woolwich Dockyard.
She was converted to a screw-propelled 'blockship', fitted with screw propulsion and re-armed with just 60 guns in 1855, and was broken up in 1865.
# Stobrawa Landscape Park

Stobrawa Landscape Park (Stobrawski Park Krajobrazowy; Silesian: Park Landszafny Stobrawa) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in south-western Poland, established in 1999, covering an area of 526 square kilometres (203 sq mi) in the region of the Stobrawa river. About 250 protected animals live in the park along with about 130 species of rare plants.
The Park lies within Opole Voivodeship: in Brzeg County (Gmina Lewin Brzeski, Gmina Lubsza), Kluczbork County (Gmina Kluczbork, Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, Gmina Wołczyn), Namysłów County (Gmina Pokój, Gmina Świerczów) and Opole County (Gmina Dąbrowa, Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki, Gmina Łubniany, Gmina Murów, Gmina Popielów).
# Vikingarnas FK

Vikingarnas FK was a Swedish football club which was founded in 1908. The team was made up of the best players from IFK Stockholm and IFK Uppsala as well as some other IFK clubs, and also other clubs during matches in Svenska Serien. Vikingarnas FK played two matches in 1908, five matches in 1909, and before the league start of Svenska Serien in 1910, the club played seven matches, of which four were played during a tour to the Netherlands.
The club played its matches in Stockholm. They finished 6th in the first season of Svenska Serien, and withdrew after having played only one match in 1911–12, the second season, due to a new rule that stated that a team may only have players from one club. The clubs that provided players for Vikingarnas FK continued to play in other competitions during the seasons, and Vikingarna never played in any other competition than the 1910 and 1911–12 seasons of Svenska Serien.
The manager of the team was Anton Johanson, one of the pioneers of Swedish football.
# Valentine Vester

Valentine Vester (1912–2008) was a British-born hotelier.

## Biography

Valentine Vester was born in Yorkshire, England into the Richmond family. She married into the Spafford family, a wealthy Chicago-based lineage that relocated to Jerusalem in 1881 to engage in charitable activities and establish a children's hospital. In 1896, the Spaffords purchased the unused palace, converted it into a hostel for visiting pilgrims, and named it American Colony Hotel.
Vester and her husband, a Jerusalem-born Spafford heir and British lawyer who died in the early 1980s, took over the struggling hostel and converted into a major hotel. The hotel was frequented by foreign correspondents covering Middle Eastern affairs. T. E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, was among its regular guests.
Vester's family include her maternal half-sister was Gertrude Bell, a British archaeologist influential in the formation of modern Iraq after World War I. Her uncle, Ernest Richmond, an architect, was involved in Arab political matters under British administration in Palestine.
In her later years, Vester resided in her hotel apartment as her health declined. The hotel remained under family ownership and was managed by a Swiss company.
# 1974 Luxembourg general election

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 May 1974. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 18 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. However, it went into opposition as the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party formed a coalition government under prime minister Gaston Thorn.

## Results

| | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 875,881 | 29.15 | 17 | –1 |
| | Christian Social People's Party | 836,990 | 27.85 | 18 | –3 |
| | Democratic Party | 668,043 | 22.23 | 14 | +3 |
| | Communist Party of Luxembourg | 314,635 | 10.47 | 5 | –1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 276,495 | 9.20 | 5 | New |
| | Liberal Party | 18,502 | 0.62 | 0 | New |
| | Revolutionary Communist League | 14,692 | 0.49 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 3,005,238 | 100.00 | 59 | +3 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 175,376 | 94.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,151 | 5.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 185,527 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 205,817 | 90.14 | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database ||||||
# Miroslav Rada

Miroslav Rada (born 6 August 1976) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in his native Czech Republic for Sparta Prague and FK Teplice, appearing in the Czech First League more than 100 times. Rada joined Hungarian side Zalaegerszegi in 2003, but after failing to agree contract terms, he returned to play in the Czech Republic, signing for Ústí nad Labem in the Bohemian Football League in August 2003. After playing lower league football in Germany, he again returned to the Czech Republic, playing for Sokol Brozany in the Czech Fourth Division in 2010.
# Emil Rilke

Emil Rilke (born 19 November 1983) is a Czech former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Czech clubs including Teplice, Jablonec 97, SIAD Most, Slovan Liberec, and Ústí nad Labem. Abroad he played for Universitatea Cluj of Romania, German side Hansa Rostock, and Žilina of Slovakia. Rilke was a member of the Czech Republic Under-20 national team which competed in the 2003 U20 FIFA World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

## Honours

Žilina
* Slovak Super Liga: 2009–10
* Slovak Super Cup: 2010
Slovan Liberec
* Czech First League: 2011–12
# Mac Gudgeon

Mac Gudgeon (2 March 1949 – 25 May 2023) was an Australian film and television screenwriter.

## Biography
### Career

Gudgeon was perhaps best known for writing the television mini-series Waterfront, The Petrov Affair, Killing Time and for co-writing The Secret River.
Gudgeon's film screenwriting include Last Ride and he co-wrote the screenplays for Ground Zero, The Delinquents and Wind.
Gudgeon served as president of the Australian Writers' Guild from 1998 to 2000, and received a lifetime membership in 2002.
Gudgeon died on 25 May 2023, at the age of 74. Among those to pay tribute to Gudgeon after his death were Australian Writers' Guild president Shane Brennan, former president Jan Sardi and film producer Roger Simpson.
# 2003–04 Division 1 (Senegal)

The 2003-04 Division 1 season was the 39th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on 13 December 2003 and finished on 9 October 2004. ASC Diaraf won the tenth title, the next club in Senegal to win the tenth title after ASC Jeanne d'Arc last season. The total number of national championship titles would remain tied with ten until Diaraf retook the totals as they won their eleventh and recent in the 2010 season. Diaraf along with AS Douanes would compete in the 2005 CAF Champions League the following season. ASEC Ndiambour participated in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup, as AS Douanes also won the 2004 Senegalese Cup and were second place in the league, as Douanes qualified into the 2005 CAF Champions League, Dakar Université Club, the fourth place club participated in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup.
The season would be a record-breaking season and the only season featuring twenty clubs. A record of 380 matches were played and 590 goals were scored more than double than last season.
ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the defending team of the title. Diaraf achieved a record 72 points, second Douanes with 69 points and 65 and third ASEC Ndiambour with 65 points.
The following season would feature eighteen clubs in which four clubs were relegated to Division 2.

## Overview

The league was contested by 20 teams with ASC Diaraf again winning the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ASC Diaraf | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 72 |
| 2 | AS Douanes | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 69 |
| 3 | ASEC Ndiambour | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 65 |
| 4 | Dakar Université Club | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 63 |
| 5 | SONACOS | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 59 |
| 6 | Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 55 |
| 7 | US Rail | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 55 |
| 8 | US Gorée | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 54 |
| 9 | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 53 |
| 10 | ASC Port Autonome | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 52 |
| 11 | Casa Sport | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 52 |
| 12 | Guédiawaye FC | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 52 |
| 13 | ASC HLM | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 51 |
| 14 | US Ouakam | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 48 |
| 15 | Stade de Mbour | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 46 |
| 16 | ASC Saloum | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 46 |
| 17 | ASC Linguère | 38 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 46 |
| 18 | ASC Khombole | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 30 |
| 19 | AS Police | 38 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 46 | -37 | 28 |
| 20 | ASFA Dakar | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 56 | -45 | 18 |
* 2005 CAF Champions League
* 2005 CAF Confederation Cup
* Relegation to Division 2
* Division 1 2003-04 Champions
* ASC Diaraf 10th title

## Footnotes

* 1 2 Historic results at rsssf.org
# 2005 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2005 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 6th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Liaqut Gymnasium, Islamabad, Pakistan. Rahat CSKA of Kazakhstan won the tournament in round robin format.

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Rahat CSKA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4.250 | 498 | 389 | 1.280 |
| 2 | Saipa Tehran | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 485 | 407 | 1.192 |
| 3 | Shanghai Oriental | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 502 | 454 | 1.106 |
| 4 | Habib Bank Limited | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 505 | 462 | 1.093 |
| 5 | Sang Som | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 426 | 475 | 0.897 |
| 6 | Uzi Samarkand | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0.313 | 398 | 507 | 0.785 |
| 7 | HSIDC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 0.294 | 394 | 514 | 0.767 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Jun | 14:00 | Saipa Tehran | 3–1 | Shanghai Oriental | 23–25 | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 99–89 |
| 01 Jun | 16:35 | Uzi Samarkand | 0–3 | Habib Bank Limited | 18–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 56–75 |
| 02 Jun | 12:00 | Sang Som | 1–3 | Uzi Samarkand | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 24–26 | | 97–98 |
| 02 Jun | 14:00 | Rahat CSKA | 3–0 | HSIDC | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–45 |
| 02 Jun | 16:00 | Habib Bank Limited | 0–3 | Saipa Tehran | 22–25 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | | 67–76 |
| 03 Jun | 12:00 | Uzi Samarkand | 0–3 | Rahat CSKA | 16–25 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | | 52–75 |
| 03 Jun | 14:00 | Saipa Tehran | 3–1 | Sang Som | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | 98–80 |
| 03 Jun | 16:00 | Shanghai Oriental | 1–3 | Habib Bank Limited | 28–26 | 17–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | 81–101 |
| 04 Jun | 12:00 | HSIDC | 3–2 | Uzi Samarkand | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 110–100 |
| 04 Jun | 14:00 | Rahat CSKA | 3–0 | Saipa Tehran | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 |
| 04 Jun | 16:00 | Sang Som | 0–3 | Shanghai Oriental | 21–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | | 62–75 |
| 05 Jun | 14:00 | HSIDC | 0–3 | Sang Som | 19–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | | | 54–75 |
| 05 Jun | 16:00 | Shanghai Oriental | 3–0 | Uzi Samarkand | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–17 | | | 75–46 |
| 06 Jun | 12:00 | Saipa Tehran | 3–0 | HSIDC | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–50 |
| 06 Jun | 14:00 | Shanghai Oriental | 3–2 | Rahat CSKA | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 15–7 | 107–99 |
| 06 Jun | 16:00 | Habib Bank Limited | 3–0 | Sang Som | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 |
| 07 Jun | 12:00 | Uzi Samarkand | 0–3 | Saipa Tehran | 15–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | | 46–75 |
| 07 Jun | 14:00 | HSIDC | 0–3 | Shanghai Oriental | 19–25 | 9–25 | 19–25 | | | 47–75 |
| 07 Jun | 16:00 | Rahat CSKA | 3–1 | Habib Bank Limited | 25–14 | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–16 | | 99–73 |
| 08 Jun | 12:00 | Sang Som | 0–3 | Rahat CSKA | 15–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | | 50–75 |
| 08 Jun | 14:00 | Habib Bank Limited | 3–2 | HSIDC | 25–9 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–27 | 15–7 | 114–88 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Rahat CSKA |
| | Saipa Tehran |
| | Shanghai Oriental |
| 4 | Habib Bank Limited |
| 5 | Sang Som |
| 6 | Uzi Samarkand |
| 7 | HSIDC |
# 2007 Victory Bowl

The 2007 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game. It was a part of the 2007 football season and was played at Reeves Field in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The game placed the Malone Pioneers against the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes.
Malone won the game by a score of 45 to 17. A strong showing in the second quarter of 31 points by the Pioneers helped to secure the win and was assisted by four turnovers. The game was the second bowl appearance for both the Pioneers and Malone coach Mike Gardner, as well as the first bowl game victory for both.
Malone produced 521 yards of total offense while holding Geneva to 293. Malone managed six touchdowns in the game (three rushing and three passing) and scored a total of 31 points in the second quarter alone. Malone's defense brought in two interceptions and recovered three fumbles.

## Scoring Summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Malone Pioneers | Geneva Golden Tornadoes |
| 1 | 13:01 | 10 | 49 | 2:01 | Geneva Golden Tornadoes | Ryan Forbes 13-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Bondi, Nick DiPietro kick Good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 3:25 | 1 | 22 | 0:08 | Malone Pioneers | Bernard Payton 22-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 13:44 | 8 | 33 | 2:27 | Geneva Golden Tornadoes | 26-yard field goal by Nick DiPietro | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 11:49 | 5 | 40 | 1:50 | Malone Pioneers | 45-yard field goal by Mike Skvor | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 9:07 | 4 | 32 | 1:08 | Malone Pioneers | Bernard Payton 20-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | 7:59 | 3 | 29 | 0:57 | Malone Pioneers | Derek Deardorff 39-yard touchdown reception from Billy Bob Orsagh, Mike Skvor kick Good | 24 | 10 |
| 2 | 4:47 | 6 | 35 | 2:18 | Malone Pioneers | Bernard Payton 3-yard touchdown run, Mike Skvor kick Good | 31 | 10 |
| 2 | 00:29 | 11 | 81 | 3:08 | Malone Pioneers | Mike Clapham 15-yard touchdown reception from Billy Bob Orsagh, Mike Skvor kick Good | 38 | 10 |
| 3 | 4:17 | 7 | 80 | 2:34 | Geneva Golden Tornadoes | Parker Nuetzel 7-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Bondi, Nick DiPietro kick Good | 38 | 17 |
| 4 | 11:10 | 6 | 83 | 2:42 | Malone Pioneers | Derek Deardorff 73-yard touchdown reception from Billy Bob Orsagh, Mike Skvor kick Good | 45 | 17 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | Malone Pioneers | Geneva Golden Tornadoes |
# The New Politics of Numbers

The New Politics of Numbers: Utopia, evidence and democracy is a multi-author book edited by sociologists Andrea Mennicken and Robert Salais and published in 2022 by Palgrave Macmillan.

## Synopsis

This work connects to the 1989 volume The Politics of Numbers of William Alonso and Paul Starr, as well to the French school of sociology of quantification of Alain Desrosières’ The Politics of Large Numbers, Laurent Thévenot, the same Robert Salais, and other scholars in France and the UK. The volume sets out to investigate the power of numbers, how they travel across countries and domains, how they may be implicated in dreams of making things differently and creating new worlds, and how they establish new regimes of accountability and regulation. The book devotes particular attention to the linkages between numbers and democracy.
The book was inspired by a working group on social quantification at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin in 2014. It is inspired by two strands of research: one related to Foucauldian ideas of power and control, which were studied by historians and sociologists at the London School of Economics; and the other being the "economics of conventions" or "theory of conventions", studied by various French scholars, including Luc Boltanski, Laurent Thévenot, and originally by Alain Desrosières.

## Content

The chapter of Peter Miller investigates the role of numbers in the making of health policies. The role of quantification in the making of international certification standards is discussed by Thévenot. Uwe Vormbusch provides an account of the movement of the quantified self, while Boris Samuel provides an example of Statactivism staged in French Guadeloupe. Ota De Leonardis discusses how numbers permit a semantic shift in the meaning of inequality. The book also contains chapters from other scholars such as Emmanuel Didier, Martine Mespoulet, Tom Lang, Corine Eyraud and others. Wendy Nelson Espeland writes the foreword "What Numbers Do".

## Reception

Harro Maas writes that "it is just impossible to open a newspaper or news site without being reminded of the themes addressed in this volume" after having read the book.

## Related readings

* Alain Desrosières, The Politics of Large Numbers: a history of statistical reasoning, Harvard University Press (1998).
* Alonso, W., & Starr, P. (1989). The Politics of Numbers, Russell Sage Foundation.
* Bessy, C., & Didry, C. (Eds.). (2022). L’économie est une science réflexive, Chômage, convention et capacité dans l’œuvre de Robert Salais, Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.
* Theodore M. Porter, Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life, Princeton University Press, 1995.
# Charles and Annie Quinlan House

Charles and Annie Quinlan House, also known as The Inn on Prospect Hill and Prospect Hill, is a historic home located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It was built in 1901–1902, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, transitional Queen Anne / Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It consists of an irregular form core hipped on three sides, gabled on the north, and expanded on all sides with hip-roof wings or bays.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
# Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet (bapt. 7 April 1686 – 4 January 1752) was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1752. British historian Eveline Cruickshanks called him "one of the most zealous Jacobites in England".

## Early life

Cotton was baptized on 7 April 1686, the eldest and only surviving son of Sir John Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Landwade and Madingley Hall, Cambridgeshire who had been MP for Cambridge. He was educated at Westminster School and was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 29 September 1701 and awarded MA in 1705. He succeeded to the baronetcy and Madingley Hall on the death of his father on 15 January 1713. He adopted the surname of Hynde Cotton in deference to the Hynde family, traditional owners of the Hall: his paternal grandfather, the first Baronet, had married into the Hynde family.

## Politics

Cotton was returned as the Member of Parliament for Cambridge for 1708–1722 followed by terms as the member for Cambridgeshire for 1722–1727, Cambridge again for 1727–1741 and Marlborough for 1741–1752.
After an MP deserted the Tories and made a speech loyal to Sir Robert Walpole, Cotton criticised him to Walpole, saying "That young dog promised that he would always stand by us". Sir Robert replied: "I advise my young men never to use always". "Yet", said Cotton, stammering, "you yourself are very apt to make use of all ways".
Horace Walpole wrote that Cotton "had wit and the faithful attendant of wit, ill nature; and was the greatest master of the arts of the House, where he seldom made but short speeches, having a stammering in his elocution, which however he knew how to manage with humour. In the end of Queen Anne's reign he was in place; during Sir Robert Walpole's administration constantly and warmly in opposition; and was so determined a Jacobite, that though on the late coalition he accepted a place in the household and held it two years, he never gave a vote with the court, which argued nice distinction, not only in taking the oaths to the King (for that all the Jacobites in Parliament do) but in taking his pay and yet obstructing his service: and as nice in the King's ministers, who could discover the use of making a man accept a salary, without changing his party".

## Private life

Cotton married firstly (with c.£8,500) Lettice Crowley, daughter of Sir Ambrose Crowley of Greenwich on 24 May 1714. The couple were married by the Archbishop of York at St Mary's Church, Kensington. She died in August 1718 and he married secondly Margaret Craggs, the daughter of James Craggs on 3 June 1724. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son, John Hynde Cotton, child of his first wife.
They lived at Madingley Hall for 40 years during which time he transformed it from a panelled Tudor house into a Baroque building.