Background
Hylton was the second son of John Hylton (himself the second son of Henry Hylton, de jure 16th Baron Hylton) and his wife, Dorothy née Musgrave (the eldest daughter of Sir Richard Musgrave).
Hylton was the second son of John Hylton (himself the second son of Henry Hylton, de jure 16th Baron Hylton) and his wife, Dorothy née Musgrave (the eldest daughter of Sir Richard Musgrave).
As no Barons Hylton had been called to Parliament since the second baron in the 14th century, Hylton wasn"t a peer and went by the simple name of John Hilton, Esq. Hylton held the seat until 1741 and again from 1742 until his death in 1746. He was buried in Street Catherine"s Chapel, in the grounds of his ancestral home, Hylton Castle.
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He could therefore legally take a seat in the House of Commons and did so in 1727, when he became Member of Parliament for Carlisle.