William Hutt (politician)

Sir William Hutt
Paymaster General and
Vice-President of the Board of Trade
In office
22 February 1860 – 29 November 1865
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
The Earl Russell
Preceded byHon. William Cowper
Succeeded byGeorge Goschen
Member of Parliament
for Gateshead
In office
1841–1874
Preceded byCuthbert Rippon
Succeeded byWalter James
Member of Parliament
for Kingston upon Hull
In office
1838–1841
Preceded byWilliam Wilberforce
Succeeded byJohn Hanmer
Member of Parliament
for Kingston upon Hull
In office
1832–1837
Preceded byWilliam Battie-Wrightson
Succeeded byWilliam Wilberforce
Personal details
Born6 October 1801 (1801-10-06)
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Died24 November 1882 (1882-11-25) (aged 81)
Appley Towers, Ryde,
Isle of Wight
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)1 Mary Milner
(d. 1860)
(2) Frances Stanhope
(d. 1886)
RelationsJohn Hutt (brother)
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Sir William Hutt, KCB, PC (6 October 1801 – 24 November 1882) was a British Liberal politician who was heavily involved in the colonisation of New Zealand and South Australia.