Capt. John Hotham

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.

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.

Captain Hotham left one son, John, 13, who inherited the estate.

Notes Notes

1. The memoirs of sir Hugh Cholmley. Together with the Cholmley pedigree.  By sir Hugh Cholmley (1st bart.). Page 29. "And now these debts being so stated and settled, as it was visible they would be paid, and a competent estate remaining, my good uncle Mr. John Legard of Ganton (who had taken much pains to assist me, and divers journeys to London at his own charge), together with that unfortunate but noble gentleman Sir John Hotham, my cousin-german once removed, and dear friend, became bound with me, for the satisfying of some of the most importunate debts, to the value of 2500 ..."

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hotham_the_younger
• http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/hotham.htm
• Oct 6 1642 - CAPTAIN JOHN HOTHAM SEIZES CAWOOD CASTLE IN YORKSHIRE FOR PARLIAMENT, DESTROYING THE NOTHERN COUNTY'S PACT OF NEUTRALITY AT ONE FELL SWOOP.