The Baronetcy of Brigges of Haughton was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 August 1641 for Moreton Brigges, (son of Humphrey Brigges and Anne Moreton) of Haughton Hall

Haughton Hall

Haughton Hall is an early 18th century country house situated at Haughton Lane, Shifnal, Shropshire now converted for use as an hotel. It is a Grade II* listed building....

, near Shifnal

Shifnal

Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire, England. It forms part of The Wrekin constituency, and is about east of Telford. It has a railway station on the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Line and is near to the M54 motorway.-Early medieval time:...

, Shropshire

Shropshire

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His son the second Baronet was Member of Parliament

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 for Wenlock in 1646 and High Sheriff of Shropshire

High Sheriff of Shropshire

The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1665. The fourth Baronet represented Shropshire

Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights...

, Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)

Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1885.It...

 and Wenlock. The latter's brother , the fifth and last Baronet was High Sheriff

High Sheriff

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 in 1747.

Brigges of Haughton (1641)

• Sir Moreton Brigges, 1st Baronet (1587-1650)
• Sir Humphrey Brigges, 2nd Baronet (1615-1691)
• Sir Humphrey Brigges, 3rd Baronet (1650-1700)
• Sir Humphrey Brigges, 4th Baronet (1670-1734)
• Sir Hugh Brigges, 5th Baronet (1684-1767) Extinct on his death