Background
Stoughton was the son of Sir Lawrence Stoughton of Stoughton, Surrey.
Stoughton was the son of Sir Lawrence Stoughton of Stoughton, Surrey.
New College.
He matriculated at New College, Oxford on 30 March 1610 aged 18. He was a student of Inner Temple in 1613. He was a Justice of the Peace for Surrey from 1624 to his death and was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey for 1637-1638.
In December 1645 he was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford as a recruiter to the Long Parliament and sat until his death in 1648.
Happy Parliament]
In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford.