Christopher Hatton (died 1619)
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Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1601 and 1614.
Hatton was the eldest son of John Hatton of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire and his wife Jane Shute, daughter of Robert Shute. He succeeded to the estates of Sir Christopher Hatton
in 1597 and was made a royal ward in 1599. He was educated at Cambridge by 1599.
In 1601, Hatton was elected Member of Parliament
for Buckingham
. He was knighted with the Order of the Bath
in 1603. In 1606 he was elected MP for Bedford
replacing Humphrey Winch
who became a judge. In 1614 Hatton was elected MP for Huntingdon
. He became Remembrancer of the Exchequer and joint steward of the manor of Barking in 1616.
Hatton died intestate aged 37 in 1619 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Hatton married Alice Fanshawe, daughter of Thomas Fanshawe
of Ware Park, Hertfordshire on 13 March 1602. He had at least one son and daughter and was succeeded by his son Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton who became Baron Hatton of Kirby.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1601 and 1614.
Hatton was the eldest son of John Hatton of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire and his wife Jane Shute, daughter of Robert Shute. He succeeded to the estates of Sir Christopher Hatton
Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:...
in 1597 and was made a royal ward in 1599. He was educated at Cambridge by 1599.
In 1601, Hatton was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. He was knighted with the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1603. In 1606 he was elected MP for Bedford
Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
replacing Humphrey Winch
Humphrey Winch
Sir Humphrey Winch was a judge who had a distinguished career in Ireland and England, but whose reputation was seriously damaged by the Leicester witch trials of 1616.- Family :He was born in Bedfordshire, second son of John Winch of Northhill...
who became a judge. In 1614 Hatton was elected MP for Huntingdon
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. He became Remembrancer of the Exchequer and joint steward of the manor of Barking in 1616.
Hatton died intestate aged 37 in 1619 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Hatton married Alice Fanshawe, daughter of Thomas Fanshawe
Thomas Fanshawe (remembrancer of the exchequer)
Thomas Fanshawe , was remembrancer of the exchequer.-Background:Fanshawe was the eldest son of John Fanshawe of Fanshawe Gate, Derbyshire, where he was born some time in the reign of Henry VIII, and probably about 1530...
of Ware Park, Hertfordshire on 13 March 1602. He had at least one son and daughter and was succeeded by his son Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton who became Baron Hatton of Kirby.