Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet (c.1583 – 23 September 1658) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1640.
Hatton was the son of John Hatton of Longstanton, Cambridgeshire and his wife Jane Shute, daughter of Robert Shute, Baron of the Exchequer, and justice of the Court of Common Pleas.[1] Sir Robert Hatton, the politician and landowner, was his brother.
Hatton was elected Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle from 1621 to 1622 and for Malmesbury from 1624 to 1625. In 1628 Hatton was elected MP for Stamford until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. In April 1640, he was re-elected for Stamford in the Short Parliament[2] He was created a baronet, of Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, by King Charles I on 5 July 1641.[1]
Hatton died at the age of 75.
Hatton married Mary Alington, daughter of Sir Giles Alington (1572-1638) of Horseheath, Cambridgeshire and Lady Dorothy Cecil, daughter of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter. His sons, Thomas and Christopher, succeeded successively to the baronetcy. His daughter, Mary Elizabeth Hatton, married Sir William Boteler of Kinton, Bedfordshire.[1]
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| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Tracie John Dackombe |
Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle 1621–1622 With: Sir Thomas Hammond |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Nethersole Sir Peter Osborne |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Poole Sir Edward Wardour |
Member of Parliament for Malmesbury 1624–1625 With: Sir Edward Wardour |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Moody, Bt Sir Edward Wardour |
| Preceded by Montagu Bertie Brian Palmes |
Member of Parliament for Stamford 1628–1629 With: Sir Edward Bashe |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Stamford 1640 With: Thomas Hatcher |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Palmer Thomas Hatcher |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Long Stanton) 1641–1658 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hatton |