Family and Education
b. c. 1644, 5th but 1st surv. s. of Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Bt., of Hoghton Tower by Lady Sarah Stanhope, da. of Philip, 1st Earl of Chesterfield. educ. privately (Adam Martindale). m. settlement 8 Mar. 1677 (with £5,000), Mary, da. of John, 2nd Visct. Massereene [I], 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. suc. fa. 3 Feb. 1678.Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxv), 154; Croston, Lancs. iv. 182-5; De Hoghton Deeds (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. lxxxviii), 252.
Offices Held
Freeman, Preston 1662, 1682; commr. for assessment, Lancs. 1677 – 80, 1689 – 90, dep. lt. 1680–?d., j.p. 1689 – 90, 1696 – d., commr. for inquiry into superstitious uses 1693.
Main residence: Hoghton Tower, Lancs.
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Commons 1660-1690
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HOGHTON (HOUGHTON), Sir Charles (c.1644-1710)
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