Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet

Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet (c. July 1589 – 3 January 1645) of

He was born in 1589[3] the second but only surviving son^[4] of John Hotham (1540–1609) of Scorborough, who in 1584 had been elected a Member of Parliament for Scarborough in Yorkshire. His mother has been variously given as Julian Stanhope, a daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope of Shelford, Nottinghamshire^[5] or as Jane Legard, a daughter of Richard Legard of Rysome, Yorkshire.^[6]

Career

He fought on the continent of Europe during the early part of the

After a long delay, they were tried by

Sir John married five times and had sixteen children of whom six sons and three daughters survived childhood.[8]

• Firstly, on 16 February 1607, to Katherine Rodes, daughter of Sir John Rodes of Barlborough, Derbyshire. By Katherine, who brought a dowry of 1,000 marks, he had two sons and two daughters, who all predeceased their father,^[9] including:
  • John Hotham the younger, eldest son and heir apparent, who with his father was accused of treachery, found guilty and executed.^[8]
• Secondly, on 16 July 1614 to Anne Rokeby—daughter and heiress of Ralph Rokeby (died 1595), Deputy Secretary of the Council in the North 1587–95—by whom he had three sons, including:
  • Rev. Charles Hotham (1615– c. 1672), Rector of Wigan, a Cambridge scholar and author of Ad Philosophiam Teutonicam Manuductio (1648). He supported Parliament during the Civil War, and was ejected as a minister shortly after the Restoration of the Monarchy.^[8]
  • Jakob Boehme (1654).^[9]
• Thirdly he married Frances Legard, daughter of John Legard, of the
  Ganton, North Yorkshire, a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, by whom he had three daughters, who all predeceased their father.^[9]
• Fourthly, on 27 October 1631, he married Katherine Bamburgh ( d. 31 August 1634[9]), a daughter of Sir William Bamburgh, 1st Baronet of Howsham, Yorkshire, and widow of Sir Thomas Norcliffe of Langton, Yorkshire. By Katherine Bamburgh he had two daughters, one of whom predeceased their father.
• Fifthly, on 7 May 1635, he married Sarah Anlaby, a daughter of Thomas Anlaby of Etton, Yorkshire, by whom he had four daughters.^[9]

Theatrical Representations

In 2017, a play called The Hypocrite, written by Richard Bean was performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Hull Truck Theatre and Stratford. Sir John Hotham was played by Mark Addy and Lady Sarah Hotham played by Caroline Quentin.^[10]

Notes

References

• Scott, David (January 2008) [2004]. "Hotham, Sir John, first baronet (1589–1645)".
  doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13852. (Subscription or UK public library membership
  required.)

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hotham, Sir John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 803.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Henry Carey Edmund Scott	Member of Parliament for Beverley 1625–1629 With: William Alford	Parliament suspended until 1640
Vacant Parliament suspended since 1629	Member of Parliament for Beverley 1640–1643 With: Michael Warton	Succeeded by Michael Warton
Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet (of Scorborough) 1622–1645	Succeeded by John Hotham