Villiers Hatton

Villiers Francis Hatton (20 August 1787 – 8 February 1859) was an Irish Whig politician. 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. Later made a Vice Admiral, he was a member of the United Service Club. 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. References