Hotham, George, 1741-1806

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Hotham, George, 1741-1806

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        1741-1806

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        HOTHAM, GEORGE, brother of Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. (adm. 1741, qv); b. 7 Jan 1741; adm. Mar 1748; in school list 1754; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 14 May 1759; Lieut. and Capt., 10 Jul 1765; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 8 Aug 1775; retd. 13 Jun 1776; Brevet Col. and ADC to King George III 13 Feb 1782; Col., 14th Foot, 18 Nov 1789 – Feb 1803; Maj. -Gen., 28 Apr 1790; Lieut. -Gen., 26 Jan 1797; Gen., 29 Apr 1802; ADC to Lieut. -Gen. (afterwards Field Marshal) Conway during last three years of war in Germany 1761-3, and to Earl of Hertford as Lord Lieut. Ireland; tutor and Sub-Governor to Prince of Wales and his younger brothers Jun 1776-80; Treasurer and Secretary to Prince of Wales 1780 – 5 Jan 1787, when dismissed from Prince’s service; continued at George III’s request to manage the pecuniary affairs of the younger princes; m. 16 Dec 1769 Diana, youngest dau. of Sir Warton Pennyman Warton, Bart. (qv); d. 7 Feb 1806.

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        GB-2014-WSA-09602

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        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.

            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.

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