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  HAMILTON - LoveToKnow Article on HAMILTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James, 2nd Lord Hamilton, son of the 1st lord and Princess Mary, was created earl of Arran in 1503; and his son James, who was regent of Scotland from 1542 to 1554, received in February 1549 a grant of the duchy of Chfltellerault in Poitou.
I 5431622), ancestor of the dukes of Abercorn.
JAMES DOUGLAS, 4th duke of Hamilton (1658-1712), eldest son of the preceding and of Duchess Anne, succeeded his mother, who resigned the dukedom to him in 1698, and at the accession of Queen Anne he was regarded as leader of the Scottish national party.
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 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Hamilton (until 1814, by virtue of his father's courtesy viscountcy), Viscount Hamilton (1814–1818, while heir to the Marquessate of Abercorn), The Marquess of Abercorn (inherited in 1818), and finally The Duke of Abercorn (so created in 1868).
In 1844 Lord Abercorn was made a Knight of the Garter at the relatively young age of 33, becoming that same year Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal.
Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838–1913), who succeeded him in the dukedom and was involved in promoting British imperialism in Africa.
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 James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn
1575-1618), was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, Lord Paisley (4th son of James, 2nd earl of Arran, and duke of Chatelherault), and of Margaret, daughter of George, 6th Lord Seton.
He was made sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600, received large grants of lands in Scotland and Ireland, was created in 1603 baron of Abercorn, and on the 10th of July 1606 was rewarded for his services in the matter of the union by being made earl of Abercorn, and Baron Hamilton, Mount Castle and Kilpatrick.
The title of Abercorn, held by the head of the Hamilton family, became a marquessate in 1790, and a dukedom in 1868, the 2nd duke of Abercorn (b.
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 SEVENTEENTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Baron James III HAMILTON 2nd Earl of Arran was born in 1477 in Scotland - son of James Earl of Arran.
James HAMILTON 3rd Earl of Arran was born in 1537/38.
Claud HAMILTON 1st Lord of Paisley was Ancestor of Dukes of Abercorn.
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 Duke of Abercorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.
His son James Hamilton was created Lord Abercorn in 1603, then in 1606 he was made Earl of Abercorn and Lord of Mountcastle, Paisley, Hamilton and Kilpatrick.
His successor, the second duke, continued the family tradition by being awarded the Garter in 1892; the third duke served as MP for Londonderry and as Governor of Northern Ireland, along with being created a Knight of St Patrick and given the Garter.
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 Duke of Abercorn
In acknowledgement of his loyalty, James VI of Scotland (James I of England), conferred on Lord Claud Hamilton, younger son of the Earl of Arran[?], the Barony of Paisley.
His son James Hamilton was created Baron Abercorn in 1603, and in then 1606 he was made Earl of Abercorn and Lord of Mountcastle, Paisley, Hamilton and Kilpatrick.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn[?], 2nd Marquess of Abercorn (1811-1885)
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 Station Information - Duke of Abercorn
In acknowledgement of his loyalty, James VI of Scotland (James I of England), conferred on Lord Claud Hamilton, third son of the second Earl of Arran, the Barony of Paisley.
Thus, the subsidiary titles of the Duke of Abercorn are: Marquess of Abercorn (1790), Marquess of Hamilton (1868), Earl of Abercorn (1606), Viscount Strabane (1701), Viscount Hamilton (1786), Lord Paisley (1587), Lord Hamilton, Mountcastle and Kilpatrick (1606), Baron Hamilton of Strabane (1617) and Baron Mountcastle (1701).
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (became Duke of Abercorn in 1868) (1811-1885)
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 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG (January 21, 1811 - October 31, 1885) was a British Conservative nobleman and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838-1913), who succeeded him in the dukedom and was involved in promoting British imperialism in Africa.
Gilbert Claud Hamilton (1879-1943), who gained the rank of Colonel in service of the Grenadier Guards, fought in the Boer War and was decorated several times.
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 DOUGLAS - LoveToKnow Article on DOUGLAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
With the regent, Robert, duke of Albany, he was suspected of complicity in the murder (March 1402) of David, duke of Rothesay, who was in their custody at Falkland Castle, but both were officially declared guiltless by the parliament.
In 14~o James raided the earls lands during his absence on a pilgrimage to Rome; but their relations seemed outwardly friendly until in 1452 the king invited Douglas to Stirling Castle under a safe-conduct, in itself, however, a proof of strained relations.
By the failure of heirs in the elder branches of the family the dukes of Hamilton (q.v.) became heirs-male of the house of Douglas.
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 ABERCORN, 1ST EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on ABERCORN, 1ST EARL OF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
ABERCORN, 1ST EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on ABERCORN, 1ST EARL OF from 1825, owes its origin to the incessant inroads of the slave-hunters from Dahomey and Ibadan, which compelled, the village populations scattered over the open country to take refuge in this rocky stronghold against the common enemy.
There are collieries, ironworks and tinplate works in the district; the town, which lies in the middle portion of the Ebbw valley, being situated on the south-eastern flank of the great mining region of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
The title of Abercorn, held by the head of the Hamilton family, became a marquessate in 1790, and a dukedom in 1868, the and duke of Abercorn (b.
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James was appointed Regent during the Queen's minority, and to consolidate his claim to the throne, he even wanted to marry her.
Duke of Chatelherault and 4th Earl of Arran: The fifth brother, Claud, was created 1st Baron Paisley in 1587, and it is from him that the Dukes of Abercorn are descended.
James tried to dissolve the proceedings, but was so little thought of that the Assembly ignored him, and got on with the business of removing bishops from the church.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10144
She married James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton and Harriet Douglas, on 25 October 1832 at Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Banffshire, Scotland.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn was the son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton and Harriet Douglas.
Sir Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond was the son of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lady Charlotte Gordon.
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 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Born in Mayfair, (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London, Hamilton was the son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, who died when his son was only three.
Hamilton was educated at (A cultivator that pulverizes or smoothes the soil) Harrow and (Click link for more info and facts about Christ Church, Oxford) Christ Church, Oxford.
Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton (1850-1932), who was Lady of the Bedchamber (1905-09) and Extra Lady of the Bedchamber (1910-25), and who in 1869 married (Click link for more info and facts about Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne) Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927).
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 Encyclopedia: James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
1575 - 23 March 1618), was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley (4th son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran), and of Margaret, daughter of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton.
Hamilton was made Sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600, received large grants of lands in Scotland and Ireland, was created in 1603 Lord Abercorn, and on 10 July 1606 was rewarded for his services in the matter of the union by being made Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick.
His heirs, Earls of Abercorn, heads of the Hamilton family, became Marquesses of Abercorn in 1790, and Dukes of Hamilton in 1868; the 2nd Duke of Abercorn (b.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (A)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811-1885), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953), Soldier, politician and governor of Northern Ireland.
James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger (1769-1844), Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
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 Duke of Abercorn -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Ireland) Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.
In acknowledgement of his loyalty, (Click link for more info and facts about James VI of Scotland) James VI of Scotland (James I of England), conferred on Lord Claud Hamilton, third son of the second (Click link for more info and facts about Earl of Arran) Earl of Arran, the title Lord Paisley.
The 8th earl was created Viscount Hamilton of Hamilton in the (Click link for more info and facts about peerage of Great Britain) peerage of Great Britain in 1786.
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 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (21 January 1811 - 31 October 1885) was a British Conservative politician who served twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
He was he son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, who died when he was only three, and Lady Harriet Douglas.
In 1868, while serving for the first time as Lord Lieutenant, he was raised to Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland.
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 James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (24 August 1838 - 3 January 1913) was a British nobleman and diplomat.
Abercorn held several positions after acceding to that title, including Grandmaster of the Ireland Freemasons (1886), Groom of the Stole (1886–1891), Chairman of the British South Africa Company, and announced Edward VII's accession to the throne in 1901 to several countries as a Special Envoy.
Lady Alexandra Phyllis Hamilton (1876-1918), who had HRH Princess Alexandra of Wales as sponsor at her baptism, she was lost at sea, unmarried.
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 ABERDEEN - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDEEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was a leading member of the duke of York's administration, was created a lord of session in June and in November 1681 president of the court.
John Douglas, and widow of James, Viscount Hamilton, and thus became doubly connected with the family of the marquess of Abercorn.
His eldest son, George John James, succeeded as 5th earl; his second son was General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, K.C.B.; his third son was the Reverend Douglas Hamilton-Gordon; and his youngest son Arthur Hamilton, after holding various high offices under the crown, was created Baron Stanmore in 1893.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10104
Sir James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon-Howe.
Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell.
She married Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn, son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell, on 7 January 1869 at St.
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 Encyclopedia: 1900   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh (6 August 1844- 30 July 1900), was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (31 March 1900–10 June 1974) was the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, the brother of King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) and King George VI, and the...
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh (born 6 August 1844 and died 30 July 1900), was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (29 February 1904 - 4 June 1979) was a British nobleman of the 20th century.
He was variously styled Lord Paisley (1904–1913), Marquess of Hamilton (1913–1953), and finally inherited his father's peerages on 12 September 1953.
In 1928 he married Lady Mary Katherine Crichton (1905-1990), a daughter of Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton (1872-1914, son of the 4th and father of the 5th Earl of Erne) and Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor (1883-1959, daughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster).
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1133
Lord Sir George Francis Hamilton, son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell, on 28 November 1871.
Lord Sir George Francis Hamilton was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell.
James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie is the son of Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie and Margaret Elizabeth Mary Stirling.
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 James Hamilton, 1r duque de Abercorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James Hamilton, 1r duque de Abercorn (de enero el 21 de 1811 - de octubre el 31 de 1885) era un nobleman y un estadista conservadores británicos que sirvió dos veces como señor teniente de Irlanda.
James Hamilton (hasta 1814, en virtud del viscountcy de la cortesía de su padre), vizconde Hamilton (1814-1818, mientras que heredero al Marquessate de Abercorn), el marquess de Abercorn (1818-1868), y finalmente el duque de Abercorn (a partir de 1868).
En 1818 él tuvo éxito a su abuelo como segundo marquess de Abercorn, y en 1832 casó a señora Louisa Russell, hija de Juan Russell, el 6to duque de Bedford, con quien él tenía catorce niños, sobrevivieron trece de quienes infancia.
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According to the census, Jesse's father is Jethro Hamilton married to Susan.
I am looking for information on a W.H. Hamilton that may have been born in the late 1700s in either Ill or Mo and Married Jane N. The children are Mary E. Hamilton (1828-1090)(Married Charles Edwards), Robert Thomas Hamilton (1830-1912) (Married Suey Guthery)Born in Springfield, IL and died in Atkison, NE.
His daughter Margaret Hamilton was born 1816 in Scotland, and it is said she was about 15 years old when she came to this country, to " help in a sisters laundry ironing the ruffles of the soldiers shirts".
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