page_title: Richard Hotham
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Hotham
caption_attribution_description: English: Sir Richard Hotham (1722-1799) Français&#160;: Portrait de Sir Richard Hotham (1722-1799).
context_page_description: Sir Richard Hotham 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Sir Richard Hotham (1722–1799)
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