Richard Phillips Hotham
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Richard Phillips Hotham (died October 10, 1840) was an English
-born lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada
. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1836 to 1840 as a Conservative member.
He was named registrar for Prescott
and Russell
counties in 1820, moving to L'Orignal
in that year. In the following year, he was named clerk of the peace and registrar for the Surrogate Court for the Ottawa District. In 1835, he was named clerk for the district court and, in 1837, inspector of licenses. Hotham died at sea during a voyage to England.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
from 1836 to 1840 as a Conservative member.
He was named registrar for Prescott
Prescott County, Ontario
Prescott County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Glengarry County. It was named in honor of Major General Robert Prescott, Governor of Canada at that time. First settlers were Americans, but not all were Loyalists...
and Russell
Russell County, Ontario
Russell County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties....
counties in 1820, moving to L'Orignal
L'Orignal, Ontario
L'Orignal is a village and former municipality, now part of Champlain Township in eastern Ontario, Canada. It likely took its name from its location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal , where moose crossed the river.-History:The Seigniory of L'Orignal , was granted by the Company...
in that year. In the following year, he was named clerk of the peace and registrar for the Surrogate Court for the Ottawa District. In 1835, he was named clerk for the district court and, in 1837, inspector of licenses. Hotham died at sea during a voyage to England.