Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet

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Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774), also known as Sir Harry Gough, of

House of Commons
from 1732 to 1741.

Early life

Gough was the son of

rotten borough, giving him full control of the seat, for which he thenceforth could nominate both Members. He married Catherine Harpur, daughter of Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, of Calke, Derbyshire.[2]

Career

Gough was returned as Member of Parliament for Totnes on the government interest at a by-election on 25 January 1732. He supported the Government and voted for the excise bill. At the 1734 British general election he returned himself as MP for Bramber with his cousin Harry Gough. He continued to vote with the Government and retired at the 1741 British general election.[2]

Gough's first wife Catherine died on 22 June 1740 and he married, as his second wife, Barbara Calthorpe (c. 1716 – 1782), on 2 July 1741. She was the heiress of

Elvetham
, Hampshire.

Death and legacy

Gough died on 8 June 1774 leaving six children by his second wife.[3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Henry, who became Henry Gough-Calthorpe upon his inheritance of his maternal uncle's lands in 1788 and was created 1st Baron Calthorpe in 1796.[1]

Gough also had two daughters, Barbara and Charlotte Gough, also known as Gough-Calthorpe. The former (c. 1745 – 1826) married in 1770

John Palmer, 5th Baronet, who was MP for Leicestershire
from 1765 to 1780.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 89, retrieved 6 February 2019
  2. ^ a b "GOUGH, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (1709–74), of Edgbaston, Warws". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Female-line family tree | Richard III: Discovery and identification | University of Leicester".
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Totnes
1732–1734
With: Charles Wills
Succeeded by
Joseph Danvers
Charles Wills
Preceded by
Joseph Danvers
Member of Parliament for Bramber
1734–1751
With: Harry Gough (senior)
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
New creation
Baronet

(of Edgbaston)
1774–1798
Succeeded by