The Hoghton, later Bold-Hoghton, later de Hoghton Baronetcy, of Hoghton Tower in the County of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 May 1611 for Richard Hoghton, Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Lancashire

Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)

Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

. The Hoghton family

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower is fortified manor house near the village of Hoghton in the Borough of Chorley to the east of Preston in Lancashire, England. It has been the ancestral home of the De Hoghton family since the time of William the Conqueror. It features a mile long driveway to the main gates...

 had been landowners in Lancashire since the reign of King Stephen

Stephen of England

Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...

 and had been Knights of the Shire

Knights of the Shire

From the creation of the Parliament of England in mediaeval times until 1826 each county of England and Wales sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four...

 for Lancashire since the 14th century. The second Baronet represented Clitheroe

Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Lancashire in the House of Commons

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 and was a Royalist leader during the Civil War

English Civil War

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. The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for Lancashire. The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Preston

Preston (UK Parliament constituency)

Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

 and East Looe

East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)

East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ...

 while the sixth and seventh Baronets represented Preston. The eighth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Bold. The ninth Baronet resumed in 1862 by Royal license the ancient family surname of de Hoghton.

The family surname is pronounced "de Horton". The family seat is Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower is fortified manor house near the village of Hoghton in the Borough of Chorley to the east of Preston in Lancashire, England. It has been the ancestral home of the De Hoghton family since the time of William the Conqueror. It features a mile long driveway to the main gates...

, Hoghton

Hoghton

Hoghton is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 867...

, Preston, Lancashire.

Hoghton, later Bold-Hoghton, later de Hoghton Baronets, of Hoghton Tower (1611)

• Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet (1570-1630)
• Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1640. He was a Royalist leader during the English Civil War....
  
   (1591-1647)
• Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1656. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War....
  
   (c. 1616-1678)
• Sir Charles Hoghton, 4th Baronet (c. 1644-1710)
• Sir Henry Hoghton, 5th Baronet (c. 1678-1768)
• Sir Henry Hoghton, 6th Baronet (1728-1795)
• Sir Henry Philip Hoghton, 7th Baronet (1768-1835)
• Sir Henry Bold-Hoghton, 8th Baronet (1799-1862)
• Sir Henry de Hoghton, 9th Baronet (1821-1876)
• Sir Charles de Hoghton, 10th Baronet (1823-1893)
• Sir James de Hoghton, 11th Baronet (1851-1938)
• Sir Cuthbert de Hoghton, 12th Baronet (1880-1958)
• Sir (Henry Philip) Anthony Mary de Hoghton, 13th Baronet (1919-1978)
• Sir (Richard) Bernard Cuthbert de Hoghton, 14th Baronet (b. 1945)