NetNames, was by contrast a convinced supporter of the Revolution of 1688. He greatly admired King William III of England, even composing verses in his honour. In consequence the Patriot Parliament attainted him, and he fled to London with his wife and two young sons; his wife died while they were in England. After the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively destroyed the Jacobite cause, Edward's lands were quickly restored to him. By contrast, his stepfather was subject to increasing harassment during the 1690s: he eventually fled the country and died in exile in France. There is no evidence that 	Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (died 1729)
12527308	Edward interceded on his behalf: it is likely that he wanted revenge on Garrett for presumably voting in the Patriot Parliament, of which he was an influential member, to attaint him. He was MP for Boyle in the Parliament of Ireland of 1695–99, and for Roscommon from 1703–1727. He was a member of the Privy Council in 1713-4. He died in 1729. Descendants. He married in 1685 Katherine, daughter of Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet, and his wife Olivia Beresford. Katherine died in 1689 or 1690. They had two sons: Edward's male line ended with the 5th 	Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (died 1729)
12527309	Baronet's death in 1780. The Crofton baronets of the second creation, who later acquired the title Baron Crofton, are his descendants in the female line through Edward's granddaughter Catherine Crofton, daughter of Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet. Catherine married Sir Marcus Lowther-Crofton, 1st Baronet. Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (died 1729) Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (c.1662 – 24 November 1729) was an Irish landowner and politician, who sat in the Irish House of Commons for more than thirty years, and served briefly as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. Family. He was born at Mote 	Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (died 1729)
12527310	NetNames NetNames NetNames was a British company that provided online brand protection, as well as domain name management and acquisition services. It was the first specialist domain name registration company. Founded in 1997, it ceased trading under its original name after acquisition by CSC Digital Brand Services. History. NetNames Ltd was founded as part of Webmedia Group by Ivan Pope in 1996 and demerged from it in 1997. NetNames invented and developed the concept of a standalone commercial domain name registration service which would sell domain registration and other associated services to the public. Netnames was acquired by NetBenefit plc in 	NetNames
12527311	1995 and renamed to Group NBT plc in 2004, the company officially consolidated all its corporate brands under the NetNames banner in January 2013. In 2011, NetNames was bought by private equity firm HG Capital and delisted from the Alternative Investment Market. The following year, NetBenefit ltd, NetNames’ managed hosting division, was sold to Canadian IT infrastructure provider Peer 1 Hosting. In 2016 NetNames was sold by HgCapital to US business services outfit CSC Global for an undisclosed sum. In 2018 CSC absorbed the NetNames brand into its own and NetNames stopped operating as a standalone entity. Locations. The company 	NetNames
12527312	was headquartered in London, with offices in Cambridge, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Munich, New York, San Francisco, Melbourne and Singapore. A series of global acquisitions made NetNames “one of the world’s largest corporate domain name management and online brand protection specialists"”. Its acquisitions included Ascio Technologies, INDOM and Cedel, as well as WebIP in Australia and Adicio in Singapore. Services. NetNames supported more than 2,000 companies globally, including a quarter of the UK’s FTSE 100 firms. In 2014, The Daily Telegraph reported that NetNames had relationships with 240 registrars worldwide and could "have fake websites taken down within  days". Unilever was one of NetNames’ biggest clients, with a portfolio of more than 10,000 domain names under management for all its global brands. Certifications and Awards. NetNames was a founding member of Nominet UK, the .uk domain name registry in the United Kingdom. In 1999, NetNames gained ICANN accreditation status for domain registration. NetNames was named as a Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Winner in 2002 and was recognised again in 2004. NetNames was also selected by Superbrands in its 2006/7 Top 50 eBrand Leaders. NetNames NetNames was a British company that provided online brand protection, as well as