Hugh Forth
Hugh Forth (6 July 1610 – 20 February 1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.
Forth was a merchant of the City of London.[1] In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in the Third Protectorate Parliament.[2] He was re-elected MP for Wigan in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament but the election was declared void in July.[2]
Forth died at the age of 65.
Forth married a daughter of John Rigby of Middleton.[1]
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- 1610 births
- 1676 deaths
- Merchants from London
- Politicians from London
- 17th-century merchants
- English MPs 1659
- English MPs 1660
- 17th-century English businesspeople