Villiers Francis Hatton (20 August 1787 – 8 February 1859) was an

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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

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. He first served in the

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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

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. 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.

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* UK MPs 1841–1847 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies 1787 births 1859 deaths {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub