Frederick Spencer Hamilton

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Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton, caricature by Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair , February 1895

Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton (born October 13, 1856 - August 11, 1928 ) was a British diplomat, Conservative Party politician and writer. He was the sixth son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811-1885) and Lady Louisa Jane Russell (1812-1905).

Life

From 1877 to 1884, Lord Frederick was Second Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. In November 1885 he received a seat in the House of Commons through the constituency of Manchester South West , but initially only remained a member of the House for seven months.

In 1886 he followed his brother-in-law Lord Lansdowne , Governor General of Canada between 1883 and 1888, as his aide-de-camp (personal adjutant ) to Ottawa . In 1887, Lord Frederick introduced skiing to Canada , which he first observed on a diplomatic mission in Russia.

Ottawa 1887. Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton introduced skiing to Canada.

In July 1892 he won the constituency of Tyrone North in Northern Ireland , which he held until July 1895. From 1896 to 1900 he was editor of the magazine "Pall Mall Magazine", which developed into a successful and important periodical under his direction.

Lord Frederick remained unmarried and had no children.

Literary work

Frederick Spencer Hamilton summarized his memories of private trips and diplomatic missions that also took him to Berlin , Heligoland , Braunschweig , Saint Petersburg , Lisbon and Buenos Aires in three autobiographies, which he published in the 1920s.

He dedicated an extensive section of his first work “ The Days Before Yesterday ” (London 1920) to the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony and describes the atmosphere of the city, which was still medieval at the time. He paints a picture of the Braunschweig upper middle class around 1875 and portrays entrepreneurial families such as Spiegelberg , Buchler and Vieweg .

Hamilton was the only native speaker member of the so-called “English and French Club” in Braunschweig. The club served the members, mostly Braunschweig business people, to promote their language skills, which should have a positive effect on their business relationships. Around fifteen participants met each week in one of their members' houses and then, with plenty of beer and wine, spoke English or French for an evening. The author reports that the English of these gentlemen was rather “twisted”.

Works

  • The Days Before Yesterday . Hodder and Stoughton, London 1920.
  • Here, There and Everywhere . Hodder and Stoughton, London 1921.
  • Vanished Pomps of Yesterday . George H. Doran, New York 1921.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Hon. John Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Harriet Craggs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Sir Joseph Copley, 1st Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Catherine Copley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Mary Buller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. John Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Bridget Heathcote
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Harriet Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Lady Frances Lascelles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Anne Chaloner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Gertrude Leveson-Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Lady Elizabeth Keppel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Lady Anne Lennox
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Lady Louisa Jane Russell, Duchess of Abercorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Lady Catherine Gordon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Lady Georgina Gordon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Magdalene Blair
 
 
 
 
 
 

Web links

Commons : Frederick Spencer Hamilton  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manchester South West in the Hansard
  2. ↑ a b Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton: The Days Before Yesterday . Hodder and Stoughton, London 1920.
  3. ^ E. John B. Allen: The culture and sport of skiing - from antiquity to World War II . University of Massachusetts Press, 2007
  4. ^ Tyrone North in the Hansard
  5. ↑ Alvin Sullivan (Ed.): The Pall Mall Magazine , British Literary Magazines, Volume 3. Greenwood Press, Westport 1983, pp. 306-310
  6. ^ Albert Kinross, Coming of Age - Twenty-One Years of the Pall Mall Magazine , Pall Mall Magazine, Vol. 53, May 1914, pp. 569-580
personal data
SURNAME Hamilton, Frederick Spencer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British diplomat, Conservative Party politician and writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1856
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1928