Baron Hotham
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South Dalton
South Dalton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of the market town of Market Weighton and north west of the market town of Beverley. to the south east lies Etton...
in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1797 for the naval commander Admiral William Hotham
William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham
Admiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the son of Sir Beaumont Hotham , a lineal descendant of Sir John Hotham....
, with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Hotham was the third son of Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Baronet, of Scorborough
Scorborough
Scorborough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A164 road, about north of Beverley and south of Driffield.It forms part of the civil parish of Leconfield....
(see below), and in 1811 he also succeeded his nephew as eleventh Baronet. Lord Hotham never married and on his death in 1813 he was succeeded in both titles by his younger brother Beaumont, the second Baron and twelfth Baronet. He had previously represented Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
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in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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.
Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham
Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham
Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham , was a British soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament....
, grandson of the first Baron, fought at the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
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and was later a General
General
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in the Army and sat as a Member of Parliament
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. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Baron, the son of Rear-Admiral George Frederick Hotham, brother of the third Baron. He, like his successor and younger brother, the fifth Baron, died unmarried. The latter was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Baron. He was the son of Reverend William Francis Hotham, second son of the second Baron.
On the death of the sixth Baron, that line of the family also failed and the titles passed to his first cousin twice removed, the seventh Baron. He was the great-grandson of the third son of the third Baron. the titles are held by his third son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 1967.
The Baronetcy, of Scorborough in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1622 for John Hotham. Both he and his son, John Hotham the younger
John Hotham the younger
Sir John Hotham the younger was the eldest son of John Hotham and an English Member of Parliament during the civil war....
, were beheaded by the Parliamentarians in 1645. The title was inherited by the latter's son John, the second Baronet. Both he and his son, the third Baronet, represented Beverley
Beverley (UK Parliament constituency)
Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three separate periods. From medieval times until 1869, it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the market town of Beverley, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons...
in Parliament. The third Baron was succeeded by his cousin, the fourth Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Scarborough
Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918...
and Beverley. His son, the fifth Baronet, also represented Beverley in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet.
On his death in 1767 the line of the fifth Baronet failed and the title passed to the late Baronet's uncle, the seventh Baronet. His eldest son, the eighth Baronet, represented St Ives
St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)
St. Ives is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
in Parliament and also assumed the additional surname of Thompson. When he died the titles passed to his younger brother, the ninth Baronet. He served as Lord Bishop of Clogher. He was succeeded by his son, the tenth Baronet. On his death in 1811 the title was inherited by the aforementioned eleventh Baronet, who had already been elevated to the peerage as Baron Hotham.
The family seat is Dalton Hall, Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Hotham Baronets of Scorborough (1622)
- Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet (d. 1645)
- Sir John Hotham, 2nd BaronetSir John Hotham, 2nd BaronetSir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1685 and in 1689.Hotham was the son of John Hotham...
(1632–1689) - Sir John Hotham, 3rd BaronetSir John Hotham, 3rd BaronetSir John Hotham, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1690.Hotham was the son of Sir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sapcote Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont of Swords...
(1655–1691) - Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet (c. 1663–1723)
- Sir Charles Hotham, 5th Baronet (1693–1738)
- Sir Charles Hotham, 6th Baronet (d. 1767)
- Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Baronet (d. 1771)
- Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Baronet (1729–1794)
- Sir John Hotham, 9th Baronet (1734–1795)
- Sir Charles Hotham, 10th Baronet (1766–1811)
- Sir William Hotham, 11th BaronetWilliam Hotham, 1st Baron HothamAdmiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the son of Sir Beaumont Hotham , a lineal descendant of Sir John Hotham....
(1736–1813) (had been created Baron Hotham in 1797)
Barons Hotham (1797)
- William Hotham, 1st Baron HothamWilliam Hotham, 1st Baron HothamAdmiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the son of Sir Beaumont Hotham , a lineal descendant of Sir John Hotham....
(1736–1813) - Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham (1737–1814)
- Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron HothamBeaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron HothamBeaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham , was a British soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament....
(1794–1870) - Charles Hotham, 4th Baron Hotham (1836–1872)
- John Hotham, 5th Baron Hotham (1838–1907)
- Frederick William Hotham, 6th Baron Hotham (1863–1923)
- Henry Frederick Hotham, 7th Baron Hotham (1899–1967)
- Henry Durand Hotham, 8th Baron Hotham (b. 1940)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Hon. William Beaumont Hotham (b. 1972)