Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham
Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (9 August 1794 – 12 December 1870), was a British soldier, peer and long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament.
Biography
Hotham was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Beaumont Hotham of South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire and Philadelphia Dyke. His father died when he was five years old. He was educated at Westminster School.
He joined the army as an Ensign in the Coldstream Guards in 1810, and was promoted to captain in 1813, major in 1819, lieut.-colonel in 1825; colonel in 1838, major-general in 1851, lieut.-general in 1858 and full general in 1865. He fought in the Peninsular campaign of 1812–1814, including the Battle of Salamanca and the Battle of Vitoria and was at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
In 1814 he succeeded his grandfather as third Baron Hotham, but as this was an
In 1771 he rebuilt at his own expense the Parish Church of South Dalton near the family seat of
Lord Hotham died in December 1870, aged 76, and was buried in his church at South Dalton. He never married and was succeeded in his titles and estates by his nephew Charles.
References
- "HOTHAM, Beaumont, 3rd Bar. Hotham [I] (1794–1870), of South Dalton, Yorks. and 36 Davies Street, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]