John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
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John Hamilton | |
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British Parliament for Lanarkshire South | |
| In office 1868–1874 | |
| In office 1880–1886 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1829 |
| Died | 15 October 1900 |
| Spouse | Emily Leslie-Melville |
| Children | 4, including 2nd Life Guards |
John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (16 November 1829 – 15 October 1900),[1] was a Scottish soldier and politician.
Hamilton was born in
He began his political career in 1857 as
In 1886, Hamilton was raised to the peerage as Baron Hamilton of Dalzell. He served in William Ewart Gladstone's government as a Lord-in-waiting from 1892 to 1894.
The Hamiltons made large amounts of money in the nineteenth century, as the lands they held in Lanarkshire were sold for coal exploitation. In the late 1850s and 1860s Hamilton was able to greatly extend his home of
On 29 March 1864 he married Lady Emily Leslie-Melville (died 1882), daughter of David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, and had issue:[1]
- Archibald John Hamilton (1868–1870)
- Gavin George Hamilton(1872– 1952), later 2nd baron
- Leslie d'Henin Hamilton (1873–1914)
- John David Hamilton (1878–1900)
References
- ^ a b G. Harvey Johnston (1909). Heraldry of the Hamiltons. W. & A.K. Johnston Ltd. pp. 51–52 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Hamilton
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