James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (born July 5, 1724 , † January 17, 1758 in Great Tew ) was a Scottish nobleman.
James was a son of James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and his first wife Anne Cochrane. At birth he was given the courtesy title of Marquess of Clydesdale . When his father died in 1742, he inherited his title of nobility as 6th Duke of Hamilton , 3rd Duke of Brandon , 6th Marquess of Clydesdale , 5th Earl of Lanark , 6th Earl of Arran .
Hamilton was trained in Winchester and Oxford. From 1743 he was an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford . In 1755 he was accepted as a knight in the thistle order . He died at the age of 33 from complications from a cold that he caught while hunting.
James married the famous beauty Elizabeth Gunning , later Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon (1733-1790), daughter of Colonel John Gunning, who, after the untimely death of her husband, married John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll in 1759 . James Hamilton had three children with her:
- Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (1753–1797), ⚭ 1774 Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
- James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton (1755–1769)
- Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton (1756–1799)
Web links
- James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton on thepeerage.com , accessed September 10, 2016.
- Family history of the Gunnings ( Memento from September 5, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| James Hamilton |
Duke of Hamilton 1742-1758 |
James Hamilton |
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| SURNAME | Hamilton, James, 6th Duke of Hamilton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1724 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1758 |
| Place of death | Great Tew |