Sir Hugh Portman, 4th Baronet (died 1632) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1625 and 1629. Portman was the son of

Sir John Portman, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

and his wife Anne Gifford, daughter of Sir Henry Gifford. The baronetcy went successively to Sir John Portman's four sons, passing to Hugh on the death of Sir John Portman, 3rd Baronet unmarried in 1624. William Courthope
''Debrett's complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland''
/ref> In 1625, Portman was elected Member of Parliament for Taunton for the

Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of ...

. He was re-elected for Taunton in 1628 where he sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. Browne Willis
''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750
/ref> Portman died in 1632 and was succeeded by his brother William.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Portman, Hugh 1632 deaths Year of birth missing Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1625 English MPs 1628–1629