Charles Frederick Hotham

Sir Charles Hotham
Born	20 March 1843
Died	22 March 1925
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1863-1903
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	HMS Charybdis HMS Alexandra Pacific Station Nore Command Portsmouth Command
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Frederick Hotham, GCB GCVO (20 March 1843 – 22 March 1925) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

Naval career

Born the son of Captain John Hotham and Maria Elizabeth Thompson,^[1] Hotham joined the Royal Navy in 1863.^[2]

As a lieutenant he fought in the New Zealand War and in 1877 became Captain of the corvette HMS Charybdis.^[2]

He was Captain of the ironclad warship HMS Alexandra when she fired the first shot at the Bombardment of Alexandria.^[2] He went on to be Junior Naval Lord in 1888.^[2] As Rear-Admiral he was Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station from 1890 to 1893.^[2] He became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1897^[2] and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1900.^[3] He retired in 1903.^[3]

He died in London in 1925.^[2]

Family

He married on 29 February 1872 Margaret Home, the daughter of David Milne Home.^[1] They had one son, John Beaumont Hotham, in 1874.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} The Peerage.com
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} William Loney RN
3. ^ ^{a b} History in Portsmouth

Military offices
Preceded by Lord Charles Beresford	Junior Naval Lord 1888–1889	Succeeded by Sir Frederick Bedford
Preceded by Sir Algernon Heneage	Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station 1890–1893	Succeeded by Sir Henry Stephenson
Preceded by Sir Henry Nicholson	Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1897–1899	Succeeded by Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith
Preceded by Sir Michael Culme-Seymour	Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1900–1903	Succeeded by Sir John Fisher

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Name	Hotham, Charles Frederick
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Date of birth	20 March 1843
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Date of death	22 March 1925
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