Richard Hough (politician)

The Honourable
Richard Hough
Arms of Hough: Quarterly 1 and 4 Argent, a bend Sable, 2 and 3 Argent, a wolf's head, erased, Sable
Member of Parliament
for Cheshire
In office
1558–1558
Preceded bySir Lawrence Smith
Succeeded bySir William Brereton
Personal details
Born5 November 1505
Leighton, Wirral
Died10 December 1574(1574-12-10) (aged 69)
Resting placeSt Mary's and St Helen's Church, Neston, Cheshire
53°17′21″N 3°03′51″W / 53.2892°N 3.0643°W / 53.2892; -3.0643
Spouses
  • Christian Calverley
  • Margaret Hurleston
Childrenwith Christian:
  • William Hough
  • Thomas Hough
  • John Hough
  • Anthony Hough
  • Henry Hough
Parents
  • Thomas Hough
  • Catherine Grosvenor

Richard Hough (5 November 1505 – 10 December 1574), of Leighton and Thornton Hough in the Wirral Hundred was an English landowner and politician. He was elected MP for Cheshire in 1558 under Mary I and after the accession of Elizabeth I was appointed a commissioner of the peace for Cheshire in 1562.

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