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Sir Patrick Houstoun, 1st Baronet

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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]

Early life

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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]

Personal life

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Richardson, Douglas (2011). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families. p. 264.
  2. ^ a b Joseph, Foster (1882). Members of Parliament, Scotland, including the minor barons, the commissioners for the shires, and the commissioners for the burghs, 1357-1882. On the basis of the parliamentary return 1880, with genealogical and biographical notices. p. 189.
  3. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707), vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 2 February 2019
  4. ^ Joseph, Foster (1882). Members of Parliament, Scotland, including the minor barons, the commissioners for the shires, and the commissioners for the burghs, 1357-1882. On the basis of the parliamentary return 1880, with genealogical and biographical notices. p. 76.
  5. ^ Barker 1887.
  6. ^ "Pedigree: James (Sir) Clerk MAXWELL". fabpedigree.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainBarker, George Fisher Russell (1887). "Cockburn, Adam". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 177.

Baronetage of Nova Scotia
New creation Baronet
(of Houston)
1668–1696
Succeeded by