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.

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.

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1666 and entered Middle Temple in 1667.

[1] Gough was High Sheriff of Staffordshire for the year 1671 to 1672.

Only three of his eleven sons survived including Harry Gough (1681–1751).