Alan Geoffrey Hotham

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.

Sir Alan Hotham KCMG CB
Birth name	Alan Geoffrey Hotham
Born	(1876-10-03)3 October 1876 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died	10 July 1965(1965-07-10) (aged 88) Victoria, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Comus New Zealand Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1901	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 16 Batting average 8.00 100s/50s Top score Balls bowled 6 Wickets 0 Bowling average 6.00 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 0/6 Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010

Naval career

Born 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.[1]

By then a Lieutenant, he was in September 1902 posted as a gunnery officer to the protected cruiser HMS Isis,[2] based at Dartmouth. He served during the First World War, commanding the C-class light cruiser HMS Comus at the Battle of Jutland.[3] He was appointed Director of Trade at the Admiralty in 1917 and Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Division in 1921[4] before serving as Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty[5] from 1924 to 1927.[4] He retired from the navy in 1929 and became a member of Port of London Authority.[6] Hotham was Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod between 1934[7] and 1959. In this capacity he was present at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.[8]

He died in Victoria, London on 10 July 1965 at the age of 88.[1]

References

1. "CricketWorld". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36861). London. 1 September 1902. p. 8.
3. Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy Ships and Commanding Officers
4. Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
5. Maisel, Ephraim The Foreign Office and foreign policy, 1919-1926 p.150
6. "SUPPLEMENT 2335". Br Med J. 2 (4633): S175–S188. 1949. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.4633.s175. PMC 2051418.
7. "No. 34103". The London Gazette. 9 November 1934. p. 7154.
8. "No. 40020". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 November 1953. p. 6240.

Military offices
Preceded by New Post	Commander-in-Chief, New Zealand Division 1921–1923	Succeeded by Alister Beal
Preceded by Maurice Fitzmaurice	Director of Naval Intelligence 1924–1927	Succeeded by William Fisher
Court offices
Preceded by Sir Reginald Laurence Antrobus	Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod 1934–1959	Succeeded by Sir George Beresford-Stooke