Sir John Hotham, 2nd Baronet (21 March 163229 March 1689) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1660 to 1685 and in 1689. Hotham was the son of Captain John Hotham. He inherited the

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in 1645 after his father and grandfather the 1st Baronet were executed by the Parliamentarians during the

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.John Burke ''A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 1''
/ref> In 1660, Hotham was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Beverley in 1661 for the

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and sat until 1685. He was re-elected MP for Beverley in 1689 and sat until his death.Hotham, Sir John, 2nd Bt.
HistoryofParliamentonline.org. Accessed 17 December 2022. He was

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from 1660 to 1680. John Hotham Tomb South Dalton

Death

Hotham died at the age of 57 and was buried at St Mary's Church,

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where there is a large monument. He is represented in life, as a reclining knight in full armour, with his helmet and gauntlet beside him, and in death, as a skeleton. Supporting the four corners of the tomb are statues representing the

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Family

Hotham married Elizabeth, daughter of Sapcote Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont of Swords. Their son,

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, inherited the baronetcy briefly before the baronetcy passed to a cousin Charles.

References

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