John Hotham the younger
Sir John Hotham the younger (1610 – 2 January 1645) was the eldest son of John Hotham and an English Member of Parliament during the civil war.[1]
Hotham was son of Sir John Hotham; served in Netherlands; M.P., Scarborough, 1640; secured Hull for parliament, 1642; joined Fairfax, 1642; fought at Tadcaster and Sherburn; defeated at Ancaster Heath, 1643; imprisoned at Nottingham on charges of misconduct and suspicion of treachery, 1643; opened negotiations with Charles I's queen and escaped; arrested with his father; tried by court-martial and beheaded.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ David Plant, The Hothams, the British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website
- ^ Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome, p. 646
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Hotham, John". Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome. Cambridge University Press. p. 646.
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