About Hugh Forth
Lived 1610 – 1676 (aged 65). Hugh Forth was a businessperson and politician.
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. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Wigan in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament but the election was declared void in July.
Forth died at the age of 65.
Forth married a daughter of John Rigby of Middleton.
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English politician (1610-1676)
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Hugh Forth was born on 6 July 1610.
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Hugh Forth died on 20 February 1676.
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Hugh Forth was a businessperson and politician.
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