Edward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton
(1791-1863), Politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland and MP for StaffordshireEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 10 portraits
Edward Littleton entered Parliament as an MP in 1812. He sat on many committees relating to subjects including criminal laws, finance and the Bank of England. In 1833, he was appointed Chief Secretary to Ireland, in which post he had to deal with the vexed and difficult question of the Irish tithes on which the government was divided. After his resignation in 1834, he was never appointed to any other ministerial office. He was created Baron Hatherton and took his seat in the Lords in 1835.
Edward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton
by Sir George Hayter
oil on millboard, 1834
NPG 4658
Edward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1826 or after
NPG D20591
![A Political Concatination [Concatenation], by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41224](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw211776/A-Political-Concatination-Concatenation.jpg)
A Political Concatination [Concatenation]
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 December 1833
NPG D41224
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 July 1834
NPG D41262
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 July 1834
NPG D41264
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 July 1834
NPG D41265
The Reconciliation. An Affecting Scene.
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 July 1834
NPG D41266
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 July 1834
NPG D41267
A Fancy Sketch Shewing a select specimen of the Cross-Palpable
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 August 1834
NPG D41273
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