Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet (28 September 1570 – 1630) was a politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611.

[1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1599 and was knighted in January 1600.

[4] Hoghton had alum works which James VI and I visited on 16 August 1617 returning from his Scottish progress.

In November 1617, when Hoghton was in a dispute with Sir Robert Bannister, Francis Bacon and the Earl of Suffolk advised King James that Hoghton's alum would compete with a royal venture, and so the king should compensate him.

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