Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton facts for kids
Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton (1632–1706) was an English aristocrat and diplomat.
Career
He succeeded his father, Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton, as Baron Hatton and also as governor of Guernsey in 1670.
He and his family were living in the governor's official residence, Castle Cornet, in 1672 when its keep and some living quarters were destroyed by an explosion; his mother and wife were killed. Hatton and his three young daughters were rescued by servant James Chappell.
In 1682, he was created Viscount Hatton, of Gretton, Northamptonshire.
Family
Christopher's younger brother was the botanist Charles Hatton.
He first married on 12 February 1667 to Lady Cecily Tufton, daughter of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Lady Margaret Sackville, daughter of 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. They had the following issue:
- Anne Hatton (d. 1743), m. Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
He married secondly Frances (d. 1684) daughter of Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet and had one daughter that survived infancy.
His last wife was Elizabeth the daughter of Sir William Haslewood of Maidwell, Northamptonshire and had a large family including two sons:
- William Hatton (1690–1760), succeeded to his father's titles and estates
- Henry Hatton (c. 1700–1762), who enjoyed the same dignities for a short time after his brother's death.
Succession
Both his sons inherited the title Viscount Hatton in turn: William on his father's death in 1706, and Henry Charles for two years (1760–1762).
When Henry Charles died, the titles became extinct. The family line continues with the Finch-Hattons, earls of Winchelsea and Nottingham, whose ancestor, Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, married Anne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Hatton.
