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| Charles Hotham R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Eldest son of Rev. Francis Hotham, Prebendary of Rochester | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 14 January 1806 | Born (Dennington, Suffolk, England) | ||
| 9 March 1846 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 10 December 1853 | Married (at London) Jane Sarah (1817-1907), daughter of Samuel Hood (1788-1868, 2nd Baron Bridport, and widow of Hugh Holbech (1814-1849; married 1838), of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England | ||
| 31 December 1855 | Died (toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Austraia) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 6 November 1818 | Entered Navy | ||
| 17 September 1825 | Lieutenant | ||
| 13 August 1828 | Commander | ||
| 28 June 1833 | Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 17 September 1825 | Lieutenant in Revenge, Mediterranean | ||
| 15 May 1826 | Lieutenant in Medina (1813, sixth rate), commanded by Timothy Curtis, Mediterranean | ||
| 30 December 1826 | Lieutenant in Medina (1813, sixth rate), commanded by William Burnaby Greene, Mediterranean | ||
| 8 December 1827 | Lieutenant in Terror, commanded by William Fletcher | ||
| 12 January 1828 | Lieutenant in Terror, commanded by David Hope, Mediterranean | ||
| 26 July 1828 | Lieutenant in Meteor, commanded by David Hope, Mediterranean | ||
| 17 March 1830 | October 1833 | Commander in Cordelia, Mediterranean | |
| 25 November 1842 | 6 May 1846 | Captain in Gorgon, south-east coast of America, including Anglo-French action in Uruguay | |
| 13 May 1846 | Commodore in Devastation, west coast of Africa | ||
| 13 October 1846 | 8 April 1849 | Commodore, west coast of Africa (flag in Penelope) | |
| 17 April 1852 | Special diplomatic mission to the Argentine Republic, Paraguay and Uruguay | ||
| 3 December 1853 | 31 December 1855 | Lieutenant-governor of Victoria (Australia), until he died | |
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