Hoghton, Richard (1570 - 1630)

Biographical Overview

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Titles - 2
Properties - 8
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Other Last Names

Houghton

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1570-09-28
Death Date: 1630-11-12

Notes

Ward of Sir Gilbert Gerard, Master of the Rolls. Imprisoned in the Fleet for debt 1626

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1590
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Spencer, Jane ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced two sons. Not known if Richard and Jane were married

Offspring

From Gerard, Catherine ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Hoghton, Gilbert (d. 1647)
  2. Male offspring: Hoghton, Thomas (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Hoghton, Richard (n.d.)
  4. Male offspring: Hoghton, Ratcliffe (n.d.)
  5. Male offspring: Hoghton, Roger (n.d.)
  6. Female offspring: Hoghton, Anne (d. 1671)
  7. Female offspring: Hoghton, Catherine (d. 1642)
  8. Female offspring: Hoghton, Elizabeth (n.d.)
  9. Female offspring: Hoghton, Gilibert (n.d.)
  10. Female offspring: Hoghton, Francis (n.d.)
  11. Female offspring: Hoghton, Margaret (n.d.)
  12. Female offspring: Hoghton, Alice (n.d.)
  13. Female offspring: Hoghton, Eleanor (n.d.)

Primary Title

Knight Baronet

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1598
    Vacated 1630-11-12
  • Knight Baronet
    Assumed 1611-05-22
    Vacated 1630-11-12

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Lancashire ca. 1593 ca. 1600
Sheriff, Lancashire 1598-11-28 1599-12-3
MP, Lancashire 1601 n.d.
MP, Lancashire 1604 n.d.

General Lands Note

Licence to enter lands 1590

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hoghton Tower, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1589-03
    Divested: 1630-11-12

Lands

  • Lancashire: Chipping Manor
    Divested: 1626
    Sold
  • Lancashire: Great Harwood Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Martholme Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Mawdesley Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Tottlesworth Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Walton Hall
    Acquired: after 1597
  • Lancashire: Wrightington Manor
    From wife Jane's dower

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1597-1597 Congleton (Unknown), Congleton , Cheshire Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward
Performance 1612-1612 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward Hoghton, Richard (1570 - 1630) Performing Animals 2

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Hoghton Tower Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Baines, Edward. History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. 4 vols. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836.
Cokayne, G.E. The Complete Baronetage. Alan Sutton, 1983.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.