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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
On 18 January, 1886, Hotham was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria, vice [[James Elphinstone Erskine|Erskine]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25551/pages/329 no. 25551. p. 329.] 22 January, 1886.</ref> | |||
Hotham was appointed [[Commander-in-Chief at the Nore]] on 10 December, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 4 December, 1897. Issue '''35378''', col F, pg. 11.</ref> | Hotham was appointed [[Commander-in-Chief at the Nore]] on 10 December, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 4 December, 1897. Issue '''35378''', col F, pg. 11.</ref> | ||
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Admiral of the Fleet SIR Charles Frederick Hotham, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (20 March, 1843 – 22 March, 1925) was at the time of his death the senior Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 18 January, 1886, Hotham was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria, vice Erskine.[1]
Hotham was appointed Commander-in-Chief at the Nore on 10 December, 1897.[2]
Hotham was placed on the Retired List on 20 March, 1913.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25551. p. 329. 22 January, 1886.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 4 December, 1897. Issue 35378, col F, pg. 11.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28703. p. 2159. 21 March, 1913.
Bibliography
- "Sir C. F. Hotham" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 24 March, 1925. Issue 43918, col A, pg. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
