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Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of Grendon

Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of Grendon, 2nd Baron Hatton of Kirby (1632-1706), succeeded his father, the first Baron, as Baron Hatton and also as governor of Guernsey in 1670.

In 1683 he was created Viscount Hatton of Grendon. He was married three times, and left two sons: William (1690-1760), who succeeded to his father's titles and estates, and Henry Charles (c. 1700- 1762), who enjoyed the same dignities for a short time after his brother's death. When Henry Charles died, the titles became extinct, and the family is now represented by the Finch-Hattons, earls of Winchelsea and Nottingham, whose ancestor, Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, married Anne (d. 1743), daughter of the 1st Viscount Hatton.