Sir Richard Hotham
(1722-1799)

Died aged 76

Sir Richard Hotham (5 October 1722 – 13 March 1799) was an East India merchant, property developer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1784. He is especially noted for his development of the Sussex village of Bognor into a seaside resort. He was also sometimes called Hotham the Hatter, to mark his original trade.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Sir Richard Hotham Kt. 1722-1799 Founder of Regency Bognor lived and died in this house. The Friends of Hotham Park House 1978

Hotham Park, Bognor Regis, United Kingdom where they lived and died in this house -1799), lived , and died (1799)

Sir Richard Hotham 1722-1799 Founder of Bognor as a public bathing place (1787), then in the Parish of Bersted

Hotham Park, Bognor Regis, United Kingdom where they lived