Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham, (9 August 1835 – 10 May 1917), known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British

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politician. He served as

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under William Gladstone from 1882 to 1885.

Background and education

Hayter was the only son of

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, by Anne Pulsford, eldest daughter of

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. He was educated at

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and

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, and later joined the

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Political career

Hayter sat as

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for

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from 1865 to 1868, for

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from 1873 to 1885 and for

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from 1893 to 1895 and 1900 to 1906. After succeeding his father in the baronetcy in 1878, he served under

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as a

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from 1880 to 1882 and as

from 1882 to 1885. He chaired the public accounts committee from 1901 to 1905 and was sworn of the

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in 1901. In January 1906 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Haversham, of Bracknell in the County of Berkshire.

Personal life

Lord Haversham married Henrietta Hope in 1866. They lived at

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, now part of

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. There were no children from the marriage and the baronetcy and barony became extinct on Lord Haversham's death 10 May 1917, aged 81.

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