Admiral Sir Alan G Hotham KCMG CB

Admiral Sir Alan G Hotham KCMG CB

Title:	Admiral Sir
First name:	Alan
Middle name(s):	G
Surname:	Hotham
Post-nominals:	KCMG CB
Year elected:	1907
Last year on list:	1946
Membership	Naval

Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham KCMG CB (3 October 1876 – 10 July 1965) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He also played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.

Naval Career

The son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Hotham, Hotham was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian on 3 October 1876 and played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901. He served during the First World War, commanding the C-class light cruiser HMS Comus at the Battle of Jutland. He was appointed Director of Trade at the Admiralty in 1917 and Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Division in 1921 before serving as Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty from 1924 to 1927.

He retired from the navy in 1929 and became a member of the Port of London Authority.

Hotham was Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod between 1934 and 1959. In this capacity he was present at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

He died in Victoria, London on 10 July 1965 at the age of 88.

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