Sir Patrick Houstoun of that Ilk, 1st Baronet (or Houston; died 1696[1]) was a Scottish politician who served as a shire commissioner of the Parliament of Scotland for Renfrewshire in 1661 and Dunbartonshire in 1681–1682 and of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland for Dunbartonshire in 1678.
[2] He was knighted and then created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on 29 February 1668.
[2] Houstoun was the elder son of Sir Ludovick (or Louis) Houstoun of that Ilk (d. 1662) by his spouse, Margaret, daughter of Patrick Maxwell of Newark.
[3] Sir Patrick Houston married Anne Hamilton, daughter of John, 1st Lord Bargany, and had issue, five sons and four daughters.
Of the latter, three made very notable Scottish marriages: Sir Patrick was succeeded by his eldest son and heir, Sir John Houstoun, 2nd Baronet of that Ilk.