Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (21 December 1663 – 12 October 1730) was an English aristocrat.
Hugh Clifford | |
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Baron Clifford of Chudleigh | |
Tenure | 1673–1730 |
Predecessor | Thomas Clifford |
Successor | Hugh Clifford |
Baptised | 21 December 1663 Ugbrooke, Chudleigh, Devon, England |
Died | 12 October 1730 Cannington, Somerset, England | (aged 66–67)
Spouse(s) |
Anne Preston (m. 1685) |
Issue | 15, including Hugh Clifford |
Father | Thomas Clifford |
Mother | Mary Chudleigh |
Clifford was baptized on 21 December 1663 in Ugbrooke. Though the seventh child and second son, he was the eldest living son when his father, Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, died. His mother, Elizabeth Martin, was the sister and co-heiress of William Martin, both children of William Martin of Lindridge.[1]
He succeeded his father in the barony on his father's death in 1673.[1]
In 1685 he married Anne Preston, who died in July 1734 in Ugbrooke and was buried on 10 July 1734. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Preston, 3rd Baronet and Mary Molyneux, daughter of 3rd Viscount Molyneux and heiress of Quernmore Park.[1]
They had nine sons and six daughters. Their children were:
Lord Clifford died 12 October 1730 at Cannington in Somerset, England. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest living son.[1]