Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham

Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham

Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham (1737–1814) was a Lord Commissioner of the Great Seal in 1783 and a Baron of the Exchequer for thirty years, from 1784 until February 1805.[1] He became 2nd Baron Hotham in May 1813 upon the death of his elder brother, William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham. He was succeeded as 3rd baron by his grandson, Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (1794–1870).

He was an MP for Wigan from 1768 to 1774, and helped prepare the Madhouses Act 1774. He resigned for his appointment as Baron of the Exchequer; he was then succeeded in Parliament in the by-election of 1775 by John Morton.

[2]
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Fletcher Norton
Simon Luttrell
Member of Parliament for Wigan
17681774
With: George Byng
Succeeded by
George Byng
John Morton
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
William Hotham
Baron Hotham
18131814
Succeeded by
Beaumont Hotham

References

  1. Monumental inscription, South Dalton church.
  2. Monumental inscription in South Dalton church, Yorkshire


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