Signature on piece. "Free Front" magenta circular cancel on cover and ?Alton" Hants, ?Penny Post" cancel in black sent to James Chapman, Brookwood Park Alton. 1823.

Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham (9 August 1794 ? 12 December 1870).

Erscheinungsdatum: 1823

Beschreibung

Historical note: Hotham was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Beaumont Hotham of South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire and Philadelphia Dyke. His father died when he was five years old. He was educated at Westminster School. He joined the army as an Ensign in the Coldstream Guards in 1810, and was promoted to captain in 1813, major in 1819, lieut.-colonel in 1825; colonel in 1838, major-general in 1851, lieut.-general in 1858 and full general in 1865. He fought in the Peninsular campaign of 1812?1814, including the Battle of Salamanca and the Battle of Vitoria and was at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He was also an MP for Leominster for a short while. In 1814 he succeeded his grandfather as 3rd Baron Hotham, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8508

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Titel: Signature on piece. "Free Front" magenta ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1823

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