William Godwin's Diary

Hoghton, Sir Harry

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 3 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1788

30  December  1788

1789

6  May  1789

1790

13  February  1790

  • Name: Hoghton, Sir Harry
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 27  October  1728
  • Death Date: 9  March  1795
  • Occupation: Politician, MP for Preston

Supported, indeed seconded, motions for the reform of the Test and Corporations Acts in 1787, 1789, and 1790 and voted for the abolitoon of the slave trade in 1791. Godwin meets him at Timothy Hollis's and sees him (spelt properly as Hoghton, on two subsequent occasions - at the Hackney dinner in 1789 and with the Anti-Tests in 1790. He also appears in the 1796 list for 1788.

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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Robinson, Pollingrove 1
Wodhull, Michael 1
Stone, John Hurford 1
Fell, John 1
Vaughan, 1
Geddes, Dr Alexander 1
Shore, Samuel 1
Hollis, Thomas Brand 1
Heywood, Samuel 1
Watson, Richard 1
1
Beaufoy, Henry Hanbury 1
Fox, Charles James 1
Hollis, Timothy 1
Cruikshank, William 1
Lister, Dr William 1