Sir Patrick Houstoun of that Ilk, 1st Baronet (or Houston; died 1696 [1]) was a Scottish politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Scotland for Renfrewshire in 1661 and Dunbartonshire in 1681–1682 and of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland for Dunbartonshire in 1678. [2] He was knighted and then created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on 29 February 1668. [2]
Houstoun was the elder son of Sir Ludovick (or Louis) Houstoun of that Ilk (d. 1662) by his spouse, Margaret, daughter of Patrick Maxwell of Newark. [3]
Sir Patrick Houston married Anne Hamilton, daughter of John, 1st Lord Bargany, and had issue, five sons and four daughters. Of the latter, three made very notable Scottish marriages:
Sir Patrick was succeeded by his eldest son and heir, Sir John Houstoun, 2nd Baronet of that Ilk.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Barker, George Fisher Russell (1887). "
Cockburn, Adam". In
Stephen, Leslie (ed.).
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 177.
Sir Patrick Houstoun of that Ilk, 1st Baronet (or Houston; died 1696 [1]) was a Scottish politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Scotland for Renfrewshire in 1661 and Dunbartonshire in 1681–1682 and of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland for Dunbartonshire in 1678. [2] He was knighted and then created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on 29 February 1668. [2]
Houstoun was the elder son of Sir Ludovick (or Louis) Houstoun of that Ilk (d. 1662) by his spouse, Margaret, daughter of Patrick Maxwell of Newark. [3]
Sir Patrick Houston married Anne Hamilton, daughter of John, 1st Lord Bargany, and had issue, five sons and four daughters. Of the latter, three made very notable Scottish marriages:
Sir Patrick was succeeded by his eldest son and heir, Sir John Houstoun, 2nd Baronet of that Ilk.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Barker, George Fisher Russell (1887). "
Cockburn, Adam". In
Stephen, Leslie (ed.).
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 177.