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]
Honours
- unknown date : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, GCB
- 8 March 1901 : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, GCVO [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Peerage.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 William Loney RN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 History in Portsmouth
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27292. p. 1647. 8 March 1901. Retrieved 16-10-2012.
| 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 |