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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.

HOTHAM, BEAUMONT, 2ND BARON HOTHAM (I), brother of Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. (adm. 1741, qv); b. 5 Aug 1737; adm. Apr 1745; became Head Town Boy before he was sixteen; an interesting interview which he had in that capacity with the Head Master is recorded in The Hothams, 1918, ii, 331-2; in school list 1752; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Feb 1753, matr. Easter 1754; adm. Middle Temple 20 Jan 1753, called to bar 26 May 1758; practised in Chancery; a Commissioner of Bankrupts (occurs in annual lists 1767-9); Auditor to estates of Duke of Devonshire and Duke of Portland; MP Wigan 1768 – May 1775; declined lucrative official appointments in India 1773, 1774; a Baron of the Exchequer 10 May 1775 – Hilary term 1805; knighted and made Serjeant-at-Law 17 May 1775; a Commissioner of the Great Seal 9 Apr – 23 Dec 1783; succeeded his brother William by special remainder as 2nd Baron Hotham (I) 2 May 1813; m. 6 Jun 1767 Susannah, widow of James Norman, East Molesey, Surrey, and second dau. of Sir Thomas Hankey, Kt, Alderman of London; d. 3 Mar 1814. DNB.

HOTHAM, BEAUMONT, eldest son of Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham (qv); b. 30 Aug 1768; adm. 22 Jan 1777; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 18 Aug 1784; Lieut. and Capt., 20 Oct 1790; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 23 Jun 1795; ret. 4 Sep 1799 [sic : check]; m. 20 May 1790 Philadelphia, dau. of Sir John Dixon Dyke, Bart. (qv); d. Aug 1799.