Stafford Vere Hotchkin
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Stafford Vere Hotchkin was an English landowner, soldier, High Sheriff of Rutland
and briefly a Conservative
Member of Parliament
.
He was the only son of Thomas John Stafford Hotchkin of The Manor House, Woodhall Spa
by Mary Charlotte Edith Lucas, elder daughter of George Vere Braithwaite of Edith Weston
Hall. He married Dorothy Arnold in 1906. Their issue included Neil Stafford Hotchkin (1914 -2004).
He served in the Royal Horse Artillery
and Royal Field Artillery
in the First World War and had previously served in 21st Lancers
. He was awarded the Military Cross
(gazetted 3 June 1918).
Hotchkin developed an interest in golf course architecture and he set up his own golf course design company, Ferigna, in the late 1920s. He had provided the land for Woodhall Spa Golf Club
and later redesigned the course. He also designed a number of links courses in South Africa.
He narrowly won the by-election
for Horncastle
for the Liberal-Conservative Coalition
on 25 February 1920 but lost the seat in the 1922 General Election
to the Liberal Samuel Pattinson
.
High Sheriff of Rutland
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Rutland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown: there has been a Sheriff of Rutland since 1129...
and briefly a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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He was the only son of Thomas John Stafford Hotchkin of The Manor House, Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa is a civil parish and village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England within a wooded area on the Southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, about south-west of Horncastle and about east-south-east of Lincoln...
by Mary Charlotte Edith Lucas, elder daughter of George Vere Braithwaite of Edith Weston
Edith Weston
Edith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is on the south-eastern shore of Rutland Water and is home of the main sailing club with a fishing lodge....
Hall. He married Dorothy Arnold in 1906. Their issue included Neil Stafford Hotchkin (1914 -2004).
He served in the Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Horse Artillery
The regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery , dating from 1793, are part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery of the British Army...
and Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
in the First World War and had previously served in 21st Lancers
21st Lancers
The 21st Lancers were a cavalry regiment of the British Army, created in 1858 and amalgamated to form the 17th/21st Lancers in 1922...
. He was awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(gazetted 3 June 1918).
Hotchkin developed an interest in golf course architecture and he set up his own golf course design company, Ferigna, in the late 1920s. He had provided the land for Woodhall Spa Golf Club
Woodhall Spa Golf Club
Woodhall Spa Golf Club is a private golf club in England, that is located to the north of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. The club was founded in 1891...
and later redesigned the course. He also designed a number of links courses in South Africa.
He narrowly won the by-election
Horncastle by-election, 1920
The Horncastle by-election of 1920 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Horncastle in Lincolnshire on 25 February 1920. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament, William Weigall, who had held the seat since...
for Horncastle
Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
Horncastle was a county constituency in Lincolnshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. MPs were elected by the first past the post system of voting....
for the Liberal-Conservative Coalition
Coalition Government 1916-1922
The Coalition Government of David Lloyd George came to power in the United Kingdom in December 1916, replacing the earlier wartime coalition under H.H. Asquith, which had been held responsible for reverses during the Great War. Those Liberals who continued to support Asquith served as the Opposition...
on 25 February 1920 but lost the seat in the 1922 General Election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
to the Liberal Samuel Pattinson
Samuel Pattinson
Samuel Pattinson was a British businessman and Liberal politician.-Family and education:Samuel Pattinson was the son of William Pattinson, a Justice of the Peace from Ruskington in Lincolnshire. He was educated at Abingdon House School in Northampton. In 1897 he married Betsy Sharpley Bainbridge...
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