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]
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]
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 six sons and four daughters: [7]
Of the daughters:
He was succeeded by his son Sir Richard, who was able to recover the Hoghton estate. [8]
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]
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]
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 six sons and four daughters: [7]
Of the daughters:
He was succeeded by his son Sir Richard, who was able to recover the Hoghton estate. [8]