William Hutt (British MP)

Sir William Hutt (1791–1882) was a British MP who was heavily involved in the colonization of New Zealand and South Australia.

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1791 - 1882 - British - New Zealand - South Australia

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Born in Lambeth, Surrey in 1791, William Hutt was educated privately at Ryde, Isle of Wight, and Camberwell. He graduated BA (1827) and MA (1831) from Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1831 he married Mary Milner.

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Lambeth - Surrey - 1791 - Ryde - Isle of Wight - 1827 - 1831 - Trinity College, Cambridge

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Hutt entered Parliament as MP for Hull in 1832, holding the seat until 1841. He was greatly interested in colonial affairs, and became increasingly involved in them. He was a member of the select committee on colonial lands in 1836; a commissioner for the foundation of South Australia; a member of the New Zealand Association from 1837; and a member of the select committee on New Zealand in 1840. He also helped form the New Zealand Company, of which he was later a director and chairman.

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Hull - 1832 - 1841 - Colonial - 1836 - South Australia - New Zealand - 1837 - 1840 - New Zealand Company

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After Hutt ceased to be MP for Hull in 1841, he successfully stood for the seat of Gateshead, a seat which he retained for over 30 years. In 1859, he was vice-president of the Board of Trade. His first wife died in 1860, leaving him mining properties worth £18,000 a year. The following year he married a daughter of the Hon Sir James Francis Stanhope. From 1860 to 1865 he was Paymaster-General. He was made a KCB in 1865, and died on 24 November 1882.

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1841 - Gateshead - 1859 - 1860 - James Francis Stanhope - 1865 - Paymaster-General - KCB - 24 November - 1882

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He is commemorated in the name of the Hutt River in the North Island of New Zealand and the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt, which stand on its banks.

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Hutt River - North Island - Lower Hutt - Upper Hutt

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His brother John Hutt was the second governor of Western Australia.

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John Hutt - Governor of Western Australia

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