Sir Henry Gough (3 January 1649 – 24 January 1724) of Perry Hall, then in Staffordshire, was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1685 and 1705. Gough was the eldest son of John Gough (died 1665) of

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and his second wife, Bridget, the daughter of Sir John Astley of

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, Oxfordshire. He was the elder brother of Sir Richard Gough. He matriculated at Christ Church,

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, in 1666 and entered

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in 1667. He lived at Perry Hall in Staffordshire. He married Mary Littleton, the daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Bt., of

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, Staffordshire in 1668. Gough was

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for the year 1671 to 1672.* In 1678, he was knighted for services his grandfather rendered to

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in 1642. He was elected as a Tory

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for Tamworth in 1685, 1689 and 1699. In 1705, he was elected MP for

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. Gough died on 24 January 1724 and was buried at

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. Only three of his eleven sons survived including Harry Gough (1681–1751).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gough, Henry, Knt 1649 births 1724 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Politicians from Staffordshire Gough-Calthorpe family High Sheriffs of Staffordshire English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1705–1707