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Baron Hotham, of
South Dalton in the County of York,
is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1797 for the naval commander Admiral
William Hotham, with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Hotham was the third son of Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Baronet, of
Scorborough (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
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in the
House of Commons
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.
Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham, grandson of the second Baron, fought at the
Battle of Waterloo
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and was later a
General
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...
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
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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, 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 is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of City of Hull.
The town is known fo ...
in Parliament. The third Baron was succeeded by his cousin, the fourth Baronet. He sat as
Member of Parliament
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for
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
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* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
and Beverley. His son, the fifth Baronet, also represented Beverley in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet.
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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, a Lieutenant-General in the Army, represented St Ives 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
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The town is known fo ...
, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Hotham Baronets of Scorborough (1622)
*Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet
Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet (circa July 1589 – 3 January 1645) of Scorborough Hall, near Driffield, Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament who was Governor of Hull in 1642 shortly before the start of the Civil War. He refused to ...
(died 1645)
* Sir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet (1632–1689)
* Sir John Hotham, 3rd Baronet (1655–1691)
* Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet (c. 1663–1723)
*Sir Charles Hotham, 5th Baronet
Brigadier-General Charles Hotham (25 April 1693 – 15 January 1738), of South Dalton, Yorkshire, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1723 and 1738. He was entrusted by George II with the task of neg ...
(1693–1738)
* Sir Charles Hotham, 6th Baronet (died 1767)
* Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Baronet (died 1771)
*Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Baronet
General Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Baronet (18 June 1729 – 25 January 1794) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Bt., of Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He was ...
(1729–1794)
* Sir John Hotham, 9th Baronet (1734–1795)
* Sir Charles Hotham, 10th Baronet (1766–1811)
* Sir William Hotham, 11th Baronet (1736–1813) (had been created Baron Hotham in 1797)
Barons Hotham (1797)
*William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham
Admiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham (1736–1813) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the son of Sir Beaumont Hotham (died 1771), a lineal descendant of Sir John Hotham.
Biography
Hotham was educated at Westminster School and at the R ...
(1736–1813)
* Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham (1737–1814)
* Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (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 (born 1940)
The heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Hon. William Beaumont Hotham (born 1972).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Merlin Frederick Hotham (born 2006).
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Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerages created with special remainders
1622 establishments in Ireland
Noble titles created in 1797