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Name:  Haughton, H. L.
Brief biography:  Military officer, finally General, and administrator in Her Majesty's forces in India, serving from 1902 to 1940, also a collector of Hellenistic and other coins
Nationality:  British
Occupation:  Military officer
Date of birth:  1883-11-01
Date of death:  1955-03-22

Major-General H. L. Haughton was an officer of Her Majesty's forces in India, who finished his career as Commander of the Kohat District there, but also wrote on sport, folk-lore and numismatics. His coin collection, largely of Hellenistic and particularly Seleucid coins, was dispersed by auction at Sotheby's in April 1958 and has come to rest in a number of places including the British Museum.

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