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b. 1591, 1st s. of Sir Richard Houghton* of Hoghton Tower and Catherine, da. of Sir Gilbert Gerrard† of Ince, Lancs. educ. at Court, by 1604, embassy, Paris 1616. m. settlement 12 June 1611 (with £2,500),Cal. Hoghton Deeds and Pprs. ed. J.H. Lumby (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. lxxxviii), 248. Margaret (d. 23 Dec. 1657), da. and coh. of Sir Roger Aston* of Cranford, Mdx., 6s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxv), 154. Kntd. 21 July 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii.134. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 1630.CB. bur. 8 May 1646.St. John Preston Burials 1642-1812 transcribed W. Worthington (Lancs. Fam. Hist. and Heraldry Soc. 2002), pt. 3, p. 6. sig. Gi[l]b[er]t Hoghton.
Offices Held

Gov. Blackburn g.s. 1611; W.A. Abram, Hist. Blackburn, 330. steward, master forester, master of the game, Bowland and Quernmore, Lancs., master forester, Myerscough, Amounderness and Bleasdale, kpr. of Myerscough Park 1621–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 143. freeman, Preston by 1622, Preston Guild Rolls ed. W.A. Abram (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 53. Wigan by 1628, D. Sinclair, Hist. Wigan, i.197. Liverpool by 1629; G. Chandler, Liverpool Under Chas. I, 150. commr. Forced Loan, Lancs. 1626, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145 knighthood fines 1631–2, E178/5389, f. 5. sewers 1632; C181/4, f. 130. j.p. Lancs. by 1627–42, Lancs. RO, QSC5–38. dep. lt. 1627–41, Cal. Hoghton Deeds and Pprs. 256; Lancs. RO, DDN1/64. sheriff 1642–3. Cal. Hoghton Deeds and Pprs. 257.

Cupbearer, King’s Household 1616–17, LC5/134, p. 157; Lansd. 273, ff. 28, 74. carver-in-ordinary 1617–?at least 1637. SP14/90/118; LC2/6, f. 38v; E179/70/136; SP16/154/76, f. 103; Cal. Hoghton Deeds and Pprs. 256.

Parlimentarian
HOUGHTON, Sir Gilbert (1591-1646), of Hoghton Tower and Walton, Lancs.
Main residences: Hoghton Tower; Walton, Lancs.
Author
R.C.L.S.
Volume
Commons 1604-1629
Web Title

HOUGHTON, Sir Gilbert (1591-1646)

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