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| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | |||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Frederick Nicholson|Sir Henry F. Nicholson]]''' | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Commander-in-Chief at the Nore]]'''<br>1897 – 1899 | |||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Nathaniel Bowden-Smith|Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith]]''' | |||
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[[Category:1843 births|Hotham]] | [[Category:1843 births|Hotham]] | ||
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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
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 5 February, 1872, on 8 February of that year Hotham was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 29 December, 1871.[1]
On 18 January, 1886, Hotham was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria, vice Erskine.[2]
Hotham was appointed Commander-in-Chief at the Nore on 10 December, 1897.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 13 January, 1899, vice Salmon.[4]
Hotham was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, vice Lyons, on 30 August, 1903.[5]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Hotham was placed on the Retired List on 20 March, 1913.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23826. p. 510. 9 February, 1872.
- ↑ 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. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27593. p. 5476. 1 September, 1903.
- ↑ 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.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Henry F. Nicholson |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1897 – 1899 |
Succeeded by Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith |
