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Sir Patrick Houstoun of that Ilk, 1st Baronet (or Houston; died 1696 [1]) was a Scottish politician who served as a shire commissioner of the Parliament of Scotland for Renfrewshire in 1661 and Dunbartonshire in 1681–1682 and of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland for Dunbartonshire in 1678. [2]
The Houston Baronetcy, of Houston in the County of Renfrew, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 29 February 1668 for Patrick Houston. [1] The third Baronet represented Linlithgowshire in Parliament. After the death of the eighth Baronet in circa 1835, no-one successfully claimed the title, although there were living heirs.
Houston, Texas, the fourth-most populated city in the United States, is named for him. Sir Robert Houston, descended from a Renfrew branch of the family, was a prominent Victorian ship owner who was created a baronet of the United Kingdom. He is credited with developing the theory of convoys first used during the Boer War.
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Sir Thomas Randolph Houstoun-Boswall, 5th Baronet (1882–1953) (second son of the 3rd Baronet). Both his sons predeceased him, one died in infancy and the other in World War II. The title then passed to his cousin. Sir Gordon Houstoun-Boswall, 6th Baronet (1887–1961) (grandson of 2nd Baronet) Sir Thomas Houstoun-Boswall, 7th Baronet (1919 ...
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Whitney Houston tragically died of an accidental drowning in 2012, but her three brothers — John, Gary and Michael — have kept her memory alive.. The music icon, who was born on Aug. 9, 1963 ...
Sir John Houstoun of that Ilk, 2nd Baronet (or Houston; died December 1717) was a shire commissioner of the Parliament of Scotland for Renfrewshire from 1685 to 1686 and 1702 to 1707 and for Stirlingshire in 1689 then from 1689 to 1702. [1] [a] He was the son of Sir Patrick Houstoun, 1st Baronet of that Ilk, whom he succeeded to the baronetcy ...