Family and Education
b. 28 June 1605,C142/376/100. 1st s. of Sir Christopher Hatton* and Alice, da. of Sir Thomas Fanshawe† of Ware Park, Herts. Vis. Eng. and Wales, Notes ed. F.A. Crisp, vi. 149. educ. Jesus, Camb. 1620, MA 1622; G. Inn 1620; Oxf. DCL 1642. Al. Cant.; GI Admiss.; Al. Ox. m. 8 May 1630 (with £2,400), Elizabeth (d. 29 Dec. 1672), CP, vi. 396-7. da. and coh. of Sir Charles Montagu* of Cranbrook, Barking, Essex, 2s. 3da. Vis. Northants. (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 137. suc. fa. 1619; C142/376/100. cr. KB 1 Feb. 1626; Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 162. Bar. Hatton of Kirby 29 July 1643. d. 4 July 1670. CP, vi. 396-7.
Offices Held

J.p. Cambs. 1628 – 34, 1636 – 38, Northants. 1628 – ?45, 1660 – d., Rutland 1639–?45; C231/4, f. 250; 231/5, pp. 126, 324; SP16/405, f. 47v; C220/9/4, f. 58v. commr. sewers, Northants. 1627 – 34, Lincs. Northants. and Hunts. 1639 – 41, Bedford great level 1662, C181/3, f. 218; 181/4, f. 140, 180; 181/5, ff. 149, 214v; 181/7, p. 148. knighthood fines, Northants. 1630–1, HMC Buccleuch, iii. 358. oyer and terminer, Midlands circ. 1631 – 42, 1660–d., C181/4, f. 70; 181/5, f. 220; 181/7, pp. 15, 534. swans, Cambs. and Hunts. 1633; C181/4, f. 153v. custos rot. Northants. 1636–?45; C231/5, p. 223; Bodl. North c. 4, f. 16. commr. gaol delivery, Northampton 1637; C181/5, f. 65v. steward, Higham Ferrers manor, Northants. 1637–49; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 192. commr. array, Northants. and Rutland 1642; Northants. RO, FH133. kpr. Olney Park, Bucks. 1643–?d. VCH Bucks. iv. 432.

PC 1643 – 46, 1662–d.; PC2/53, p. 223; CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 555; CCC, 1580. comptroller of the Household 1643–6; CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 507. commr. preservation of Oxford 1645, Ibid. 1644–5, p. 464. commr. (roy.), treaty of Uxbridge 1645; LJ, vii. 166b; HMC 7th Rep. 453a. gov. of Guernsey 1662–d. CSP Dom. Addenda, 1660–70, pp. 670–1, 696–7.

FRS 1661. J. Evans, Hist. Soc. of Antiquaries, 26.

Main residences: Kirby Hall, Northants.; Scotland Yard, Westminster.
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Commons 1604-1629
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HATTON, Christopher (1605-1670)

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