Richard Hotham
Sir Richard Hotham (5 October 1722 – 13 March 1799) was an English eighteenth century property developer and politician who rose from humble origins to a position of some power and influence. He is especially noted for his development of the Sussex village of Bognor Regis into a seaside resort. He was also sometimes called Hotham the Hatter, to mark his original humble trade.
Read more about Richard Hotham: Early Life, Rise in Society, Association With Bognor, Legacy
Famous quotes containing the word richard:
“So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.”
—Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)