Sir Richard Houghton (28 April 1496 or 1498 – 5 August 1559), of Lea and Hoghton, Lancashire, was an English landowner, local official and Member of Parliament.
Familyedit
Houghton was the eldest son of William Houghton of Lea and Hoghton and his wife, Margaret née Southworth, a daughter of Sir John Southworth of Samlesbury. C.1514, Houghton married Alice Ashton, a daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton of Ashton-under-Lyme, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. His second wife was Alice née Morley, with whom he had two sons and three daughters. His third wife was Elizabeth Grigson, a daughter of John Grigson. His fourth and final wife was Anne née Browne, a daughter of Roger Browne of Witney, by whom he had five sons and three daughters.[citation needed]
Careeredit
He was named a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lancashire in March 1553. There is a suggestion he may have been too ill to take part in that Parliament.[1]
Referencesedit
^"Houghton, Sir Richard (1496 or 98-1559), of Lea and Hoghton, Lancs". History of Parliament. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
This article about a 16th-century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
richard, houghton, died, 1559, richard, houghton, april, 1496, 1498, august, 1559, hoghton, lancashire, english, landowner, local, official, member, parliament, family, edithoughton, eldest, william, houghton, hoghton, wife, margaret, née, southworth, daughter. Sir Richard Houghton 28 April 1496 or 1498 5 August 1559 of Lea and Hoghton Lancashire was an English landowner local official and Member of Parliament Family editHoughton was the eldest son of William Houghton of Lea and Hoghton and his wife Margaret nee Southworth a daughter of Sir John Southworth of Samlesbury C 1514 Houghton married Alice Ashton a daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton of Ashton under Lyme with whom he had two sons and two daughters His second wife was Alice nee Morley with whom he had two sons and three daughters His third wife was Elizabeth Grigson a daughter of John Grigson His fourth and final wife was Anne nee Browne a daughter of Roger Browne of Witney by whom he had five sons and three daughters citation needed Career editHe was named a Member MP of the Parliament of England for Lancashire in March 1553 There is a suggestion he may have been too ill to take part in that Parliament 1 References edit Houghton Sir Richard 1496 or 98 1559 of Lea and Hoghton Lancs History of Parliament Retrieved 1 April 2018 nbsp nbsp This article about a 16th century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Houghton died 1559 amp oldid 990528362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
