Biography of Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet 1591-1648

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In or before 1591 [his father] Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Catherine Gerard Lady Hoghton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire. They had five sons and eight daughters.

In 1591 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet was born to Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet (age 20) and Catherine Gerard Lady Hoghton (age 22).

On 21st July 1604 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 13) was knighted by King James I (age 38) at Whitehall Palace [Map].

In 1614 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Clitheroe.

Around 1616 [his son] Richard Hoghton 3rd Baronet was born to Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 25).

On 17th November 1617 [his mother] Catherine Gerard Lady Hoghton (age 48) died at Houghton Tower, Preston.

In 1621 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Lancashire which seat he held until 1622.

In 1626 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 35) was elected MP Lancashire.

Before 1630 [his father] Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet (age 59) and Jane Spencer Lady Hoghton were married. She by marriage Lady Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.

In 1630 [his father] Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet (age 59) died. His son Gilbert (age 39) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In April 1640 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 49) was elected MP Lancashire.

In 1643 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 52) was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire.

In or before 1644 [his son] Richard Hoghton 3rd Baronet (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Stanhope Lady Hoghton were married. She the daughter of Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 59) and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.

Before 1647 [his son] Peter Hoghton died.

In April 1648 Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet (age 57) died. His son [his son] Richard (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire. [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Stanhope Lady Hoghton by marriage Lady Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.

[his son] Peter Hoghton was born to Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet.