James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
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Born | 10 July 1724 |
Died | 17 January 1758 Great Tew, Oxfordshire | (aged 33)
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse | Elizabeth Gunning |
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James George Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton and 3rd Duke of Brandon, KT (10 July 1724 – 17 January 1758) was a Scottish peer.
Early years and education
Hamilton was the son of the 5th Duke of Hamilton, by his first wife, the former Lady Anne Cochrane, and was styled as Marquess of Clydesdale from his birth until his father's death. He was educated at Winchester College from 1734 to 1740. He matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford on 23 February 1741, knighted into the Order of the Thistle in or around 1742, and created a DCL on 14 April 1743.[1]
On 14 February (
- Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (26 January 1753 – 14 March 1797), married Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
- James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton (18 February 1755 – 7 July 1769)
- Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton (24 July 1756 – 2 August 1799)
On 2 March 1743, he succeeded to his father's title of Duke of Hamilton.
Death
He died on 17 January 1758, aged 33, at Great Tew, Oxfordshire from a cold caught whilst out hunting. He was buried in February 1758 at the family mausoleum at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
Freemasonry
The 6th Duke of Hamilton held the position of
Ancestry
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References
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Horace Walpole Correspondence vol 20 page 303
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