Hoskins, Sir Arthur Reginald, brother of Thomas Hoskins (adm. 1875, q. v.); b. May 30, 1871; adm. Sept. 24, 1885 (A); left April 1889; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. North Staffs Regt. May 23, 1891; Lieut. Jan. 9, 1895; Capt. March 20, 1900; Major April 7, 1910; Inspector-Gen. of the King's African Rifles Aug. 15, 1913 - Sept. 18, 1914; Lieut.-Col. N. Staffs Regt. April 10, 1916; Major-Gen. Jan. 1, 1917; temp. Lieut.-Gen.; served in the expedition to Dongola 1896, in the Nile expeditions of 1897, 1898, and 1899, in the S. African War 1899-1902, in the operations in Somaliland 1902-3, in France Sept. 1914-8, in East Africa; mentioned in despatches thirteen times; D.S.O. Aug. 22, 1902; C.M.G. June 3, 1916; K.C. B. June 3, 1919; Principal of the Bonar Law College, Ashridge, Herts, 1929-37; President of the Elizabethan Club 1937-40; d. Feb. 7, 1942.
HOSKINS, HORATIO FRANCIS ALEXANDER, brother of Thomas Hoskins (adm. 1875, qv); b. 29 Jun 1866; adm. 23 Sep 1880 ( R); left May 1883; adm. solicitor Nov 1889; practised as solicitor and parliamentary agent in Westminster to Oct 1896; employed Solicitor’s Department, Great Western Railway, as chief parliamentary assistant from 1896, parliamentary agent from 1910; m. 26 Jul 1890 Amy Kate, dau. of Frederick Barry, Great George Street, Westminster, civil engineer.
HOSKINS, THOMAS, son of Thomas Hoskins, Belgrave Road, Pimlico, London, solicitor and parliamentary agent, and Louisa Florence, dau. of Horatio Compigné, Gosport, Hampshire, solicitor; b. 7 Jan 1863; adm. 23 Sep 1875 (James'); left Dec 1879; adm. solicitor Nov 1887; practised in London; d. unm. 29 Jul 1903.
HOSKINS, THOMAS; b.; adm.; KS ; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1637, Westminster Student to 1641, but did not matr. (check).
HOSKYNS, JOHN, third son of John Hoskyns, Monnington-on-Wye, Llanwarne, Herefs., and Margery, dau. of Thomas Jones, Llanwarne, Herefs.; b. 1566; at school under Grant one year (Aubrey, Brief Lives, i, 417); went to Winchester Coll., adm. scholar 1579, founder’s kin; New Coll. Oxford, matr. 22 Jan 1584/5, scholar 22 Jul 1584, Fellow 22 Jun 1586; BA 1588; MA 26 Feb 1591/2, when he served as “terrae filius” with such bitterness that he was forced to resign his fellowship and retired to Somerset, where he supported himself by teaching; adm. Middle Temple 13 Mar 1592/3, called to bar 22 May 1600, Bencher 1620; MP Hereford Mar 1603/4 – Feb 1610/1, 1614, and Feb 1627/8 – Mar 1628/9; committed to Tower of London for making reflections on James I’s Scottish favourites 7 Jul 1614, but released after a year’s imprisonment; Second Justice of Carmarthen from 3 Jul 1621; Serjeant-at-Law 26 Jun 1623; poet and wit; author of verses, epigrams and epitaphs; said to have revised Raleigh’s History of the World and the poems of Ben Jonson (qv); m. 1 Aug 1601 Benedicta, widow of Francis Bourne, Sutton St. Cleve, Somerset, and dau. of Robert Moyle, Buckwell, Kent; d. 27 Aug 1638. DNB.
HOSKYNS, SIR JOHN, BART., eldest son of Sir John Bennet Hoskyns, Bart., barrister, Bencher Middle Temple, and his first wife Anne, dau. of Sir John Bingley, Kt, Templecombe, Somerset, Auditor of the Exchequer; grandson of John Hoskyns (qv); b. 23 Jul 1634; at school under Busby (British Library, Sloane MSS 4222, f. 208); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 9 Dec 1650; adm. Middle Temple 7 Jul 1647, called to bar 25 Nov 1653, Bencher 10 Nov 1671; knighted 24 Jan 1675/6; a Master in Chancery from 1676; succ. father as 2nd baronet 10 Feb 1679/80; MP Herefordshire Mar 1684/5 – Jul 1687; FRS 20 May 1663 (an original Fellow), President 30 Nov 1682 – 30 Nov 1683; a friend of the antiquary John Aubrey, Lord Keeper Guilford and Sir Christopher Wren (qv); m. 29 Aug 1671 Jane, dau. of Sir Gabriel Lowe, Kt, Newark Park, Ozleworth, Gloucs.; d. 12 Sep 1705. DNB.
HOTCHKIN, THOMAS HENRY STAFFORD, eldest son of Thomas Hotchkin, Woodhall Lodge, near Horncastle, Lincs., and South Luffenham, Rutland, and Mary Anne, eldest dau. of Henry O’Brien, Blatherwycke Park, near Wansford, Northants; b.; adm. 17 Jan 1814; left Bartholomewtide 1816; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards 26 Mar 1818; Lieut., 28 Mar 1822; ret. 7 Apr 1825; m. 1838 Caroline, dau. of John Allen; d. 24 Oct 1848.
HOTHAM, ---; b.; in under school list 1717.
HOTHAM, AUGUSTUS, eldest son of Sir William Hotham (adm. 1782, qv), and his first wife; b. 1 Mar 1805; adm. 7 Oct 1816 (G); left 8 Jul 1818; readm. 13 Jan 1820; Ensign, 40th Foot 20 Dec 1821; Lieut., 83rd Foot 19 May 1825; Capt., half-pay, unattached 19 Dec 1826; 76th Foot 24 May 1827; half-pay, unattached 28 Dec 1832; Brevet Maj., 23 Nov 1841; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 11 Nov 1851; ret. 10 Jul 1863; m. 4 Dec 1851 Matilda, fifth dau. of John Warrington; d. 22 Oct 1863.