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Charles Hotham
1806Jan, 14

Charles Hotham

Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria (d. 1855)
Sir Charles Hotham, KCB, RN (14 January 1806 – 31 December 1855) was Lieutenant-Governor and, later, Governor of Victoria, Australia from 22 June 1854 to 10 November 1855.

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