Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe

Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe (1 January 1749 – 16 March 1798), known until 1796 as Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1796 when he was raised to the peerage.

Early life Gough was the son of Barbara Calthorpe, the only daughter of Reynolds Calthorpe of Hampshire and second wife of Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Eton College from 1762 to 1767, followed by Oriel College, Oxford in 1767 and the University of Edinburgh from 1768 to 1769. She died on 1 May 1827, while visiting Brighton.

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