Sir Henry Hoghton, 5th Baronet

He had strong dissenting religious views which sustained his militancy against the Jacobite rebellions.

The family had a strong non-conformist tradition, to which he adhered and went on to found many dissenting chapels.

After an unsuccessful attempt at Kingston-upon-Hull in 1724 he was brought in by the government as MP for East Looe at a by-election on 17 February 1724.

[2] At the time of the 45 rebellion he was ready to defend the county but had insufficient resources and took refuge in Yorkshire.

James Russell and daughter of Richard Lloyd, mercer, of London on 14 April 1721, She died in 1736 and he married thirdly Susanna Butterworth (with £8,000), daughter of Thomas Butterworth of Manchester, Lancashire[3] He had no children by any of his three marriages and the baronetcy passed his nephew, also Henry.