Henry Gough (1649–1724)

Sir Henry Gough (3 January 1649 – 24 January 1724) of Perry Hall, then in Staffordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1705.

Sir

Henry Gough
Born(1649-01-03)3 January 1649
Died24 January 1724(1724-01-24) (aged 75)
NationalityEnglish

Gough was the eldest son of John Gough (died 1665) of Old Fallings and his second wife, Bridget, the daughter of Sir John Astley of Woodeaton, Oxfordshire.[1] He was the elder brother of Sir Richard Gough. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1666 and entered Middle Temple in 1667.[1] He lived at Perry Hall in Staffordshire.[2] He married Mary Littleton, the daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Bt., of Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire in 1668.[1]

Gough was High Sheriff of Staffordshire for the year 1671 to 1672.[1][3][4] In 1678, he was knighted for services his grandfather rendered to Charles I in 1642. He was elected as a Tory Member of Parliament for Tamworth in 1685, 1689[1] and 1699. In 1705, he was elected MP for Lichfield.[5]

Gough died on 24 January 1724 and was buried at Bushbury. Only three of his eleven sons survived including Harry Gough (1681–1751).[5]

References

  1. "Gough, Sir Henry (1649-1724), of Perry Hall, Staffs". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. Perry Hall was demolished in 1927; its site has been in Birmingham since 1928.
  3. "No. 624". The London Gazette. 6 November 1671. p. 2.
  4. "GOUGH, Sir Henry (1650-1725), of Perry Hall, Staffs". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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