Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham

Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham (5 August 1737 – 3 March 1814) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1774.

Life He was the fourth son of Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Baronet and his wife Frances Thompson of Welton, Yorkshire; Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Baronet was the eldest son. He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1753, and called to the bar in 1758. He became 2nd Baron Hotham in May 1813 upon the death of his elder brother, William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham. He was succeeded as 3rd baron by his grandson, Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (1794–1870).

Family Hotham married in 1767 Susanna Hankey, daughter of Sir Thomas Hankey, as her second husband. They had threes sons and three daughters. Henry (1777–1833), Royal Navy officer Frederick (died 1854), a cleric. Frances, married in 1797 John Sutton. Amelia, married in 1798 John Woodcock.

Beaumont