HOUGHTON, Sir Richard (1569-1630), of Hoghton Tower, Lancs.

Family and Education

b. 22 Sept. 1569,Lancs. RO, DDHo/ KK1120; W.A. Abram, Hist. Blackburn, 717. 1st s. of Thomas Houghton of Hoghton Tower and Anne, da. of Henry Keighley of Keighley, Yorks. Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxii), 51. educ. G. Inn 1586. m. (1) c.1590, Catherine (d. 17 Nov. 1617), da. of Sir Gilbert Gerard† of Ince, Lancs., master of the rolls, 5s. 8da.; (2) Jane, da. of Thomas Spencer of Rufford, wid. of Robert Hesketh†, 2s. suc. fa. 21 Nov. 1589. Kntd. June 1599. CSP Dom. 1598-1601, p. 222. cr. bt. 22 May 1611. C66/1942. d. 12 Nov. 1630. sig. Rich[ard] Hoghton.

Offices Held

Freeman, Preston by 1582, Preston Guild Rolls ed. W.A. Abram (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 39. Liverpool by 1629; G. Chandler, Liverpool Under Chas. I, 150. j.p. Lancs. c. 1593 – d., Yorks. (W. Riding) 1597–8; Lancs. RO, QSC 1–11; C231/1 ff. 31, 45. sheriff, Lancs. 1598 – 99; commr. musters, Lancs. 1600; APC, 1599–1600, p. 598. steward, master forester, master of the game, Bowland and Quernmore, Lancs., master forester, Myerscough, Amounderness and Bleasdale, kpr. of Myerscough Park 1603-suspended 22 June 1621; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 143. commr. sewers, Lancs. 1607, C181/2, f. 59. subsidy 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20, 21, 23. aid 1609, SP14/43/107. Duchy copyholders, Lancs. and Cheshire 1611; SP14/61/64. dep. lt. Lancs. 1613–d. APC, 1613–14, p. 116; Add. 39624.

Vol. [I] c.1596-c.1598. HMC Hatfield, vi. 558; G.C. Miller, Hoghton Tower, 79.

Parlimentarian

HOUGHTON, Sir Richard (1569-1630), of Hoghton Tower, Lancs.

Main residence: Hoghton Tower, Lancs.

Author

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

HOUGHTON, Sir Richard (1569-1630)

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Oxford 1644

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