Sir Patrick Houstoun of that Ilk, 1st Baronet (or Houston; died 1696) was a Scottish politician who served as a member of the
Parliament of Scotland
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for
Renfrewshire
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in 1661 and
Dunbartonshire
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in 1681–1682 and of the
Convention of the Estates of Scotland
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for Dunbartonshire in 1678.
He was
knighted and then created a
Baronet of Nova Scotia
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on 29 February 1668.
Early life
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.
Personal life
Sir Patrick Houston married Anne, daughter of John, 1st Lord Bargany, and had issue, five sons and four daughters. Of the latter, three made very notable Scottish marriages:
* Margaret, married Sir Humphery Colquhoun of Luss, Bt.
* Anne, married three times: (1)
Sir John Inglis, 2nd Baronet of Cramond, (2) Sir William Hamilton of Whitelaw, (3)
Adam Cockburn of Ormiston,
Lord Justice Clerk
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Originally ''clericus justiciarie'' or Clerk to the Court of Justiciary, the counterpart in the criminal courts of the Lord ...
. She is a great-great-grandmother of
Sir James Clerk Maxwell.
* Jean, married three times: (1) Walter Dundas of that Ilk, (2) Richard Lockhart of Lee, (3) Ludovick Grant of that Ilk.
Sir Patrick was succeeded by his eldest son and heir,
Sir John Houstoun, 2nd Baronet of that Ilk.
References
;Attribution
{{DEFAULTSORT:Houstoun, Sir Patrick, 1st Baronet
Year of birth unknown
1696 deaths
Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1661–1663
Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1678
Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1681–1682
Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland
Politics of Perth and Kinross
Scottish knights
Knights Bachelor