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Sir Hugh Crofton, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Hugh Crofton, 2nd Baronet (17 July 1763 – 6 January 1834) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Crofton was the son of Sir Morgan Crofton, 1st Baronet and Jeanne d'Abzac. Between 1786 and 1790 he sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Tulsk.[1] He married Frances Smyth, daughter of Ralph Smyth, in June 1787. On 12 February 1802, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy.

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  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.81 (Retrieved 31 March 2020).
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tulsk
1786–1790
With: James Fitzgerald
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Mohill)
1802–1834
Succeeded by