Harry Gough
Captain Harry Gough, of Enfield, Middlesex, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the British [House of Commons|House of Commons] from 1734 to 1751.
Gough was the sixth son of Sir Henry Gough of Perry Hall and his wife Mary Littleton, daughter of Sir [Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet], MP of Pillaton, Staffordshire.
Gough went to China with his uncle Richard Gough in 1692 when aged 11, and joined the British [East India Company] under his patronage. From 1707 to 1715 he was captain of a merchantman, the Streatham. He was named Chairman of the [British East India">Chairman of the British East India Company">Chairman of the [British East India Company|Deputy Chairman] in 1736, full Chairman the next year, and then repeatedly held each post.
Gould was returned by his cousin Sir [Henry Gough, 1st Baronet|Sir Harry Gough] as member of Parliament for Bramber, a notoriously rotten borough, at the 1734 [British general election] and voted consistently with the Administration. He was returned again in 1741 and 1747 attending debates assiduously in spite of gout.
Gough died on 13 July 1751, leaving a son and daughter. His son was the antiquarian, Richard Gough.