Villiers Francis Hatton | |
Office: | Member of Parliament for |
Term Start: | 16 July 1841 |
Term End: | 10 August 1847 |
Predecessor: | James Power John Maher |
Successor: | James Fagan Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1787 |
Nationality: | Irish |
Party: | Whig |
Villiers Francis Hatton (20 August 1787 – 8 February 1859)[1] was an Irish Whig politician.[2] [3] Hatton was the son of George Hatton MP (died 1831) of Clonard, co. Wexford, and his wife Lady Isabella Seymour-Conway, daughter of the Marquess of Hertford.
He first served in the Royal Navy but retired as a captain in 1812 after being wounded. He was elected Whig MP for at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[4] [2] [3]
Later made a Vice Admiral, he was a member of the United Service Club.[2] He married Cecilia La Touche, daughter of David La Touche MP (1769-1816) and Lady Cecilia Leeson, daughter of Lord Milltown, and had by her a son and two daughters.