Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet
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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
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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.
In 1614, Hoghton was elected Member of Parliament
for Clitheroe
and was then elected in 1621 to hold the county seat for Lancashire
until 1622. He was re-elected MP for Lancashire in 1626. In 1630 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father.
In April 1640, Hoghton was re-elected MP for Lancashire
in the Short Parliament
. 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. Houghton Tower was used a Royalist garrison and part of the tower was blown up by parliamentary forces.
Hoghton died in Aprlil 1648.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
variously between 1614 and 1640. He was a Royalist leader during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Hoghton Tower
Hoghton Tower is fortified manor house near the village of Hoghton in the Borough of Chorley to the east of Preston in Lancashire, England. It has been the ancestral home of the De Hoghton family since the time of William the Conqueror. It features a mile long driveway to the main gates...
, Lancashire. He became a courtier, and a favourite of King James I and was knighted by the king at Whitehall on 21 July 1604.
In 1614, Hoghton was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Clitheroe
Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the...
and was then elected in 1621 to hold the county seat for Lancashire
Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
until 1622. He was re-elected MP for Lancashire in 1626. In 1630 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father.
In April 1640, Hoghton was re-elected MP for Lancashire
Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was High Sheriff of Lancashire
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales...
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. Houghton Tower was used a Royalist garrison and part of the tower was blown up by parliamentary forces.
Hoghton died in Aprlil 1648.