Sir Hugh Paterson, 2nd Baronet

Sir Hugh Paterson, 2nd Baronet (circa 1685 – 23 March 1777) was a Scottish Jacobite and Member of the Parliament of Great Britain. [1]

Hugh Paterson
Portrait by John Thomas Seton, 1776
Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire
In office 1710–1715
Preceded by	Henry Cunningham
Succeeded by	Mungo Haldane
Personal details
Born	1685 Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	23 Mar 1777 Bannockburn, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse(s)	Lady Jean Erskine
Children	Henry Paterson (b. 1712), Mary Paterson (b. 1714)
Occupation	MP
Known for	Baronet of Bannockburn, Jacobite

The son of Sir Hugh Paterson, 1st Baronet by his wife Barbara, daughter of Sir William Ruthven of Dunglass and Katherine, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, he succeeded his father as second Baronet, of Bannockburn, on 21 December 1701. From 1710 to 1715 he was Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire.

On 21 February 1712 he married Lady Jean Erskine, daughter of Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar. They had a son Henry, who predeceased his father, and a daughter, Katherine, who married John Walkinshaw.

In 1716 Paterson was attainted and his baronetcy forfeit, because, as a Jacobite, he had participated in the Jacobite Rising of 1715. His niece Clementina Walkinshaw later became the mistress of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.

References

1. "PATERSON, Sir Hugh, 3rd Bt. (c.1685-1777), of Bannockburn House, St. Ninians, Stirling". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

• http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsP1.htm