William Hutt (British MP)
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The Right Honourable Sir William Hutt KCB |
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Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade |
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In office 22 February 1860 – 29 November 1865 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | Hon. William Cowper |
| Succeeded by | George Goschen |
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6 October 1801 Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire |
| Died |
24 November 1882 (aged 81) Appley Towers, Ryde, Isle of Wight |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Milner (d. 1860) (2) Frances Stanhope (d. 1886) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir William Hutt KCB, PC (6 October 1801 – 24 November 1882) was a British Liberal politician who was heavily involved in the colonization of New Zealand and South Australia.
Hutt was born in Bishops Stortford,Hertfordshire. He was the brother of Sir George Hutt and John Hutt, the second governor of Western Australia. He was educated privately at Ryde, Isle of Wight, and Camberwell, and graduated BA (1827) and MA (1831) from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Hutt entered Parliament as MP for Kingston upon Hull in 1832, holding the seat until 1837, when William Wilberforce defeated him. He regained it in 1838 when Wilberforce was unseated on petition. He had an interest in colonial affairs, and became increasingly involved in them. He served as a member of the select committee on colonial lands in 1836; as a commissioner for the foundation of South Australia; as a member of the New Zealand Association from 1837; and as a member of the select committee on New Zealand in 1840. He also helped form (1839) the re-incarnated New Zealand Company, of which he later became a director and chairman.
After he ceased to be MP for Hull in 1841, he successfully stood for the seat of Gateshead, a seat that he retained for over 30 years. He served as Vice-President of the Board of Trade and Paymaster-General under Lord Palmerston between 1860 and 1865 and under Lord Russell in 1865 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1860. In 1865 he became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
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