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

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

. 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 City of Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Baron Hylton, Hilton (later Hylton) family shortly after the Norman conquest of England, ...

. 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.

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