James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn KG , PC (born January 21, 1811 in Mayfair , London , † October 31, 1885 in London), was a Scottish nobleman and British statesman.

Life

James Hamilton was a son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, and his wife Harriet Douglas. He succeeded his grandfather John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn , in 1818 as 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.

He was Lord Chamberlain to the Prince Consort Albert , from 1866 to 1868 under the Ministry of Derby- Disraeli Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . On August 20, 1868 he was a passenger in the Irish Mail on the way from London to Holyhead, where he wanted to take the ferry to Ireland. The Irish Mail had an accident that day in the serious railway accident at Abergele . James Hamilton was unharmed as he was in one of the rear cars. In late 1868 he was promoted to Duke of Abercorn . The title belongs to the Peerage of Ireland . From 1874 to 1876, Hamilton was again Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Hamilton was Major General of the Royal Bodyguard of Scotland, a member of the Privy Council and Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons in Ireland. As heir of the Hamiltons, he also claimed the 1548 James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran , bestowed title Duke of Châtellerault , but in 1864 by Napoléon III. from an older but female line, William Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton , was awarded. In 1881 he became Chancellor of the University of Ireland .

Pedigree

progeny

In 1832 he married Louisa Jane Russell (1812–1905), daughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford , with whom he had fourteen children:

• Lady Hariett Georgiana Hamilton (1834–1913), ⚭ 1855 Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield
• Lady Beatrice Frances Hamilton (1835–1871), ⚭ 1854 George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham
• Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton (1836–1912), ⚭ 1859 William Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch
• Lady Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton (1838–1874), ⚭ 1858 William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
• James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838–1913)
• Lady Georgiana Susan Hamilton (1841–1913), ⚭ 1882 Edward Turnour, 5th Earl Winterton
• Lord Claude John Hamilton (1843–1925), ⚭ 1878 Carolina Chandos-Pole
• Lord George Francis Hamilton (1845–1927), ⚭ 1871 Maud Caroline Lascelles
• Lady Alberta Frances Anne Hamilton (1847–1932), ⚭ 1869 George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough
• Lord Ronald Douglas Hamilton (1849-1867)
• Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton (1850–1932), ⚭ 1869 Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
• Lord Cosmo Hamilton (* / † 1853)
• Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1856–1928) remained unmarried and had no descendants
• Lord Ernest William Hamilton (1858–1939), ⚭ 1891 Pamela Campbell

Web links

• James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn on thepeerage.com , accessed October 4, 2015.

predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Duke of Abercorn 1868-1885	James Hamilton
John Hamilton	Marquess of Abercorn 1818-1885	James Hamilton
John Wodehouse	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1866–1868	John Spencer
John Spencer	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1874–1876	John Spencer-Churchill