| David Hough | |
| Office: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1805 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1807 |
| Predecessor: | Samuel Tenney |
| Successor: | Francis Gardner |
| Office1: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 4) |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1803 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1805 |
| Predecessor1: | Abiel Foster |
| Successor1: | Samuel Tenney |
| Office3: | Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
| Term3: | 1788-1789 1794 |
| Birth Date: | March 13, 1753 |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Death Place: | Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Cole Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire |
| Residence: | Lebanon |
| Spouse: | Abigail Huntington |
| Parents: | David Hough Desire Hough |
| Children: | Lucinda Hough Ela Philera Hough Nancy Hough Charlotte Hough Nabba Hough Lydia Hough David Hough John Hough John Hough 2nd Lydia Hough 2nd |
| Profession: | Carpenter Farmer Politician |
| Party: | Federalist |
David Hough (March 13, 1753 – April 18, 1831) was an American politician, a farmer, and a United States Representative from New Hampshire.
Born in Norwich in the Connecticut Colony, Hough attended the common schools and worked for a while as a ship carpenter.
Hough moved to Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, in 1778, and served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1788, 1789, and 1794. He was also a Justice of the Peace and a colonel of the militia. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1783 and was a commissioner of valuation in 1798.
Elected as a Federalist to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses,[1] Hough served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807). Subsequently, he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Hough died in Lebanon, New Hampshire, April 18, 1831 (aged 78 years). He is interred at Cole Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Son of David and Desire, Hough married Abigail Huntington on July 2, 1775, and they had a daughter, Lucinda, who married Jacob Ela.[2] They also had Philera, Nancy, Charlotte, Nabba, Lydia, David, John, John 2nd, and Lydia 2nd.[3]