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'''Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet''' (1591 |
'''Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet''' (1591 – April 1648) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] variously between 1614 and 1640. He was a [[Cavaliers|Royalist]] leader during the [[English Civil War]]. |
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[[Image:Hoghton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 951191.jpg|thumb|Hoghton Tower]] |
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Hoghton was the son of [[Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet]] of [[Hoghton Tower]], Lancashire. He became a courtier, and a favourite of King James I and was knighted by the king at Whitehall on 21 July 1604. |
Hoghton was the son of [[Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet]] of [[Hoghton Tower]], Lancashire. He became a courtier, and a favourite of King James I and was knighted by the king at Whitehall on 21 July 1604. |
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==Biography== |
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In 1614, Hoghton was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Clitheroe]] <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030494987/cu31924030494987_djvu.txt| title = The parliamentsry representation of Lancashire| accessdate = 2011-09-25}}</ref> and was then elected in 1621 to hold the county seat for [[Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]] until 1622. He was re-elected MP for Lancashire in 1626.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> In 1630 he inherited the [[De Hoghton baronets|baronetcy]] on the death of his father.<ref name=Nichols>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Th8JAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA454&lpg=PA454&dq=%22Gilbert+Hoghton%22+baronet&source=bl&ots=L78QEuGWS9&sig=3FNuKpHxkNllfoAVvBcXTRSLihc&hl=en&ei=7CAFTfe4GceShAeS0uXsBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Gilbert%20Hoghton%22%20baronet&f=false John Nichols ''The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James I, Volume'']</ref> |
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In 1614, Hoghton was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Clitheroe]] to the [[Addled Parliament]].{{sfn|Sgroi|2010}} and was then elected in 1621 to hold the county seat for [[Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]] until 1622. He was re-elected MP for Lancashire in 1626.{{sfn|Sgroi|2010}} In 1630 he inherited the [[De Hoghton baronets|baronetcy]] on the death of his father.{{sfn|Nichols|1828|p=454}} |
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In April 1640, Hoghton was re-elected MP for [[Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]] |
In April 1640, Hoghton was re-elected MP for [[Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]] to the [[Short Parliament]].{{sfn|Sgroi|2010}} He was [[High Sheriff of Lancashire]] in 1643. In the Civil War he was a prominent Lancastrian Royalist commander and the first to take action in the Blackburn Hundred. In February 1643 he was present at the loss of Preston and later served at Chester.{{sfn|Broxap|1973|page=29}} Hoghton Tower was used a Royalist garrison and part of the tower was accidentally blown up by parliamentary forces, killing a number of them.{{sfn|Nichols|1828|p=454}} The estate was subsequently sequestered. |
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Hoghton died in April 1648 and was buried at Preston.{{sfn|Pink|Beaven|1889|p=69}} |
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==Family== |
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Hoghton had married Margaret (died 22 December 1657), the eldest daughter of four daughters and co-heiress of Sir [[Roger Aston]] of Cranford, Middlesex,{{sfn|Betham|1801|p=37}}{{efn|Hoghton's father-in-law, Sir Roger Aston, was a [[Gentleman of the Bedchamber]] and [[Master of the Great Wardrobe]] to King James I {{harv|Betham|1801|p=37}}}.}} with whom he had 6 sons and 4 daughters:{{sfn|Betham|1801|pp=37–38}} |
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# George, the eldest son, died young. |
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# Richard, succeeded to the title and estate. |
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# Roger (died 1643), who was killed in the battle at Hessam-Moor |
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# Gilbert (died 1661), became a major in the regiment of [[Sir Gilbert Gerard (Govenor of Worcester)]], married Lettice, daughter and co-heir of Sir Francis Gamull of Chester |
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# Thomas, died young; |
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# Henry, captain of horse under the Earl of Derby, who took to wife Mary, daughter of Peter Egerton of Shaw, in Lancashire, and widow of Sir Thomas Stanley of Bick€rstaff, in Lancashire, Bart. |
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Of the daughters: |
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#Catharine, married Thomas Preston of Holker, in Lancashire. |
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#Mary, married Sir Hugh Calverly of Lee, in Cheshire. |
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#Margaret, married Alexander Rigby of Middleton, in Lancashire. |
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#Anne died young. |
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| ⚫ | He was succeeded by his son [[Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet|Sir Richard]], who was able to recover the Hoghton estate.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/houghton-sir-gilbert-1591-1646|title = HOUGHTON, Sir Gilbert (1591-1646), of Hoghton Tower and Walton, Lancs.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 29 March 2013}} </ref> |
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Sir Gilbert's descendants! therefore bear the same in right of his lady, who died Dec. 23, 1657, and bore him six sons and four daughters:— |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{Cite book|ref=harv |last=Betham |first=William |year=1801 |title=The Baronetage of England: Or The History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families; with Genealogical Tables, and Engravings of Their Coats of Arms |volume=1 |publisher=Burrell and Bransby |page=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5ikwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q&f=false 37]–38}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Broxap |first=Ernest |year=1973 |title=The Great Civil War in Lancashire, 1642-1651 |edition=illustrated |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=9780719005398 |page=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tnu7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29#v=onepage&q&f=false 29]}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Nichols |first=John |year=1828 |title=The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James I|volume=1 |publisher=J. B. Nichols|page=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Th8JAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA454#v=onepage&q&f=false 454]}} |
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*{{Cite book|ref=harv |last=Pink |first=William Duncombe |last2=Beaven |first2=Alfred B. |year=1889 |title=The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c. |location=London |publisher=H. Gray |page=[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030494987#page/n76/mode/1up 69]}} |
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* {{cite book|ref=harv |last=Sgroi |first=Rosemary |year=2010 |chapter=Houghton, Sir Gilbert (1591-1646), of Hoghton Tower and Walton, Lancs. |title=The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629 |editor-first=Andrew |editor-last=Thrush |editor2-first=John P. |editor2-last=Ferris |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/houghton-sir-gilbert-1591-1646}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Shaw |first=William Arthur |year=1906 |title=The Knights of England: A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland |volume=2 |location=London |publisher=Sherratt and Hughes|url=http://archive.org/details/knightsofengland02shawuoft |page=[http://www.archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n143/mode/1up 134]}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite book|editor-last=Cokayne|editor-first=George Edward |year=1900 |title= Complete Baronetage 1611–1625 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924092524374 |volume=1|location=Exeter |publisher=William Pollard and Co|pages=[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n33/mode/1up 10]}} |
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Revision as of 12:58, 24 October 2013
Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet (1591 – April 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1640. He was a Royalist leader during the English Civil War.
Hoghton was the son of Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire. He became a courtier, and a favourite of King James I and was knighted by the king at Whitehall on 21 July 1604. [1][2]
Biography
In 1614, Hoghton was elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe to the Addled Parliament.[3] and was then elected in 1621 to hold the county seat for Lancashire until 1622. He was re-elected MP for Lancashire in 1626.[3] In 1630 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father.[4]
In April 1640, Hoghton was re-elected MP for Lancashire to the Short Parliament.[3] He was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1643. In the Civil War he was a prominent Lancastrian Royalist commander and the first to take action in the Blackburn Hundred. In February 1643 he was present at the loss of Preston and later served at Chester.[5] Hoghton Tower was used a Royalist garrison and part of the tower was accidentally blown up by parliamentary forces, killing a number of them.[4] The estate was subsequently sequestered.
Hoghton died in April 1648 and was buried at Preston.[6]
Family
Hoghton had married Margaret (died 22 December 1657), the eldest daughter of four daughters and co-heiress of Sir Roger Aston of Cranford, Middlesex,[1][a] with whom he had 6 sons and 4 daughters:[7]
- George, the eldest son, died young.
- Richard, succeeded to the title and estate.
- Roger (died 1643), who was killed in the battle at Hessam-Moor
- Gilbert (died 1661), became a major in the regiment of Sir Gilbert Gerard (Govenor of Worcester), married Lettice, daughter and co-heir of Sir Francis Gamull of Chester
- Thomas, died young;
- Henry, captain of horse under the Earl of Derby, who took to wife Mary, daughter of Peter Egerton of Shaw, in Lancashire, and widow of Sir Thomas Stanley of Bick€rstaff, in Lancashire, Bart.
Of the daughters:
- Catharine, married Thomas Preston of Holker, in Lancashire.
- Mary, married Sir Hugh Calverly of Lee, in Cheshire.
- Margaret, married Alexander Rigby of Middleton, in Lancashire.
- Anne died young.
He was succeeded by his son Sir Richard, who was able to recover the Hoghton estate.[8]
Sir Gilbert's descendants! therefore bear the same in right of his lady, who died Dec. 23, 1657, and bore him six sons and four daughters:—
Notes
- ^ Hoghton's father-in-law, Sir Roger Aston, was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber and Master of the Great Wardrobe to King James I (Betham 1801, p. 37)}.
- ^ a b Betham 1801, p. 37.
- ^ Shaw 1906, p. 134.
- ^ a b c Sgroi 2010.
- ^ a b Nichols 1828, p. 454.
- ^ Broxap 1973, p. 29.
- ^ Pink & Beaven 1889, p. 69.
- ^ Betham 1801, pp. 37–38.
- ^ "HOUGHTON, Sir Gilbert (1591-1646), of Hoghton Tower and Walton, Lancs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
References
- Betham, William (1801). The Baronetage of England: Or The History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families; with Genealogical Tables, and Engravings of Their Coats of Arms. Vol. 1. Burrell and Bransby. p. 37–38.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Broxap, Ernest (1973). The Great Civil War in Lancashire, 1642-1651 (illustrated ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780719005398.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Nichols, John (1828). The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James I. Vol. 1. J. B. Nichols. p. 454.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Pink, William Duncombe; Beaven, Alfred B. (1889). The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c. London: H. Gray. p. 69.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Sgroi, Rosemary (2010). "Houghton, Sir Gilbert (1591-1646), of Hoghton Tower and Walton, Lancs.". In Thrush, Andrew; Ferris, John P. (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. Cambridge University Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shaw, William Arthur (1906). The Knights of England: A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland. Vol. 2. London: Sherratt and Hughes. p. 134.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
Further reading
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1900). Complete Baronetage 1611–1625. Vol. 1. Exeter: William Pollard and Co. pp. 10.