Charles Frederick Hotham R.N.
Charles Frederick Hotham R.N.
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| Charles Frederick Hotham R.N. | Explanation |
| Son of Captain John Hotham (1805-1881) |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 20 March 1843 | | Born (York) |
| 28 February 1872 | | Married Margaret (1838-1918), daughter of David Milne Home (1805-1890) |
| 22 March 1925 | | Died (London) |
| Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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| Date | Rank |
| 17 February 1863 | Lieutenant |
| 19 April 1865 | Commander |
| 29 December 1871 | Captain |
| 6 January 1888 | Rear-Admiral |
| 1 September 1893 | Vice-Admiral |
| 13 January 1899 | Admiral |
| 30 August 1903 | Admiral of the Fleet |
| 20 March 1913 | Retired Admiral of the Fleet |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 20 April 1863 | 19 April 1865 | Lieutenant in Curacoa, commanded by William Saltonstall Wiseman, during the New Zealand War |
| 16 August 1867 | 4 September 1871 | Commander in Jaseur, Mediterranean |
| 9 February 1877 | 9 November 1880 | Captain in Charybdis, China |
| 1 June 1881 | 13 November 1881 | Captain in Thunderer, Mediterranean |
| (14 November 1881) | 31 January 1883 | Captain in Alexandra, flagship of Admiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, Mediterranean (at the bombardment of Alexandria) |
| 16 April 1885 | 14 December 1885 | Captain in Ruby, senior officer, south east coast of America |
| 28 February 1886 | 20 December 1887 | Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves |
| 30 January 1888 | 16 December 1889 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Junor Naval Lord) |
| 4 February 1890 | 4 May 1893 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific |
| 10 December 1897 | 13 July 1899 | Commander-in-chief, the Nore |
| 3 October 1900 | 31 August 1903 | Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth |