Villiers Francis Hatton


Villiers Francis Hatton was an Irish Whig politician.
Hatton was the son of George Hatton MP 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 County Wexford 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 and Lady Cecilia Leeson, daughter of Lord Milltown, and had by her a son and two daughters.