John Hylton, De Jure 18th Baron Hylton

John Hylton, de jure 18th Baron Hylton ( bapt. 27 April 1699 – 25 September 1746) was an

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politician. Hylton was the second son of John Hylton (himself the second son of Henry Hylton, ''de jure'' 16th Baron Hylton) and his wife, Dorothy ''née'' Musgrave (the eldest daughter of Sir Richard Musgrave). On the death of his elder brother, Richard, the ''

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'' 17th baron in 1722, Hylton inherited the "barony". As no Barons Hylton had been called to Parliament since the second baron in the 14th century, Hylton wasn't a peer and went by the simple name of John Hilton,

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He could therefore legally take a seat in the

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and did so in 1727, when he became

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for

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. Hylton held the seat until 1741 and again from 1742 until his death in 1746. He never married and as he died without male heirs, the right to the ancient barony became abeyant upon his death. He was buried in St Catherine's Chapel, in the grounds of his ancestral home,

Hylton Castle Hylton Castle ( ) is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton (later Hylton) family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in ...

. His estate was left to his nephew, Sir Richard Musgrave, 5th Baronet, who was required to take the surname of Hylton as stated in Hylton's will. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hylton, John Hylton, de jure 18th Baron 1699 births 1746 deaths Barons in the Peerage of England British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1741–1747 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Carlisle