James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Abercorn^{[1, 2]}

1811 - 1885  (74 years)

• Birth	21 Jan 1811
  Education	Harrow
  Title	From 27 Jan 1818 to 31 Oct 1885 (7 years old)
  	- 2nd Marquess of Abercorn [Great Britain. 1790] - 10th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606] - 3rd Viscount Hamilton (of Hamilton, in the county of Leicester) [Great Britain. 1786] - 5th Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701] - 6th Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary [Ireland. 1660] - 11th Baron Hamilton of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617] - 10th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603] - 10th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
  Education	2 Jul 1829 (18 years old)
  	Christ Church, Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	1844 (32 years old)
  	Appointed Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county Donegal
  Honor	12 Dec 1844 (33 years old)  [3]
  	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1846 to 1859 (34 years old)
  	Groom of the Stole to HRH The Prince Consort.
  Occupation / Profession	25 Feb 1846 (35 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC)
  Academic degree	5 Jul 1847 (36 years old)
  	Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) of Cambridge
  Academic degree	4 Jun 1856 (45 years old)
  	Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) of Oxford
  Event	13 Jan 1862 (50 years old)
  	Served heir male of the body of the 1st Duke of Chatellerault by the Sheriff of Chancery in Scotland and as such asserted hereditary right to the dukedom [France. 1548], the descent of French dukedoms having been declared by edict of Louis XIV in 1711 to be the heirs 'descendus de mâle en mâles'.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1866 to 1868 (54 years old)
  	Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
  Academic degree	21 Apr 1868 (57 years old)
  	Doctor of Laws (LLD) of Dublin
  Occupation / Profession	- Colonel of Donegal Militia. - Major General of Royal Company of Archers. - A Governor of Harrow School. - Chancellor of Royal University of Ireland.
  Title	From 10 Aug 1868 to 31 Oct 1885 (57 years old)
  	1st Duke of Abercorn and Marquess of Hamilton (of Strabane, in the County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1868]
  Occupation / Profession	From 3 Mar 1874 to 6 Dec 1876 (63 years old)
  	Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
  Event	6 Jan 1875 (63 years old)
  	Grand Master of the Freemasons of Ireland
  Occupation / Profession	2 Mar 1878 (67 years old)
  	Envoy Extraordinary to Italy for the Investiture, at Rome, of King Humbert, with the order of the Garter.
  Occupation / Profession	1881 (69 years old)
  	Appointed Chancellor of the Royal University of Ireland.
  Death	31 Oct 1885
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  	+ 01. James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Abercorn           b. 21 Jan 1811             d. 31 Oct 1885  (Age 74 years) └─ Louisa Jane RUSSELL           b. 8 Jul 1812, London, England           d. 31 Mar 1905  (Age 92 years),  m. 25 Oct 1832     02. Harriet HAMILTON           b. 21 Mar 1812             d. 19 Mar 1884  (Age 71 years) └─ William Alexander Baillie HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Oct 1881  ,  m. 15 May 1836   + 03. Claud HAMILTON           b. 27 Jul 1813             d. 3 Jun 1884  (Age 70 years) └─ Elizabeth Emma PROBY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 24 Jun 1900  ,  m. 7 Aug 1844
  Half-siblings	4 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of George Hamilton-Gordon and Harriet Douglas)
  	+ 01. George John James HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Sep 1816             d. 22 Mar 1864  (Age 47 years) └─ Mary BAILLIE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 Apr 1900  ,  m. 5 Nov 1840   + 02. Alexander HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 11 Dec 1817             d. 19 May 1890  (Age 72 years) └─ Caroline Emilia Mary HERSCHEL           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 29 Jan 1909  ,  m. 9 Dec 1852     03. Frances HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 1819             d. 20 Apr 1834  (Age 15 years) + 04. Douglas HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 13 Mar 1824             d. 6 Dec 1901  (Age 77 years) └─ Ellen Susan Anne DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Jan 1914  ,  m. 15 Jul 1851   + 05. Arthur HAMILTON-GORDON, 1st Baron Stanmore           b. 26 Nov 1829             d. 30 Jan 1912  (Age 82 years) └─ Rachel Emily SHAW LEFEVRE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Jan 1889  ,  m. 24 Sep 1865
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (16 x Great Grandfather)  Harriet DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1833  (Mother)
  Person ID	P666	Europe
  Links To	This person is also James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	James HAMILTON, Viscount Hamilton           b. 7 Oct 1786, Petersham Lodge, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England           d. 27 May 1814 (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Harriet DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1833 Other Partners: └─George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Jan 1784, Edinburgh, Scotland           d. 14 Dec 1860  (Age 76 years)  m. 8 Jul 1815
  Marriage	25 Nov 1809  [4]
  Age at Marriage	James was 23 years and 1 month old. Harriet was ?? old. They were married for 4 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Louisa Jane RUSSELL           b. 8 Jul 1812, London, England           d. 31 Mar 1905 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1832  [5]
  Age at Marriage	James was 21 years and 9 months old. Louisa was 20 years and 3 months old. Their age difference is 1 years and 6 months. They were married for 53 years.
  Children	1. Harriet Georgiana Louisa HAMILTON           b. 6 Jul 1834             d. 23 Apr 1913 (Age 78 years)     2. Beatrix Frances HAMILTON           b. 21 Jul 1835             d. 21 Jan 1871 (Age 35 years)     3. Louisa Jane HAMILTON           b. 16 Apr 1836, Brighton, East Sussex, England           d. 17 Mar 1912, Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 75 years) +   4. James HAMILTON, 2nd Duke of Abercorn           b. 24 Aug 1838             d. 3 Jan 1913, London, England (Age 74 years) └─ Mary Anna CURZON-HOWE  (Age 80 years)  m. 7 Jan 1869     5. Katherine Elizabeth HAMILTON           b. 9 Jan 1840             d. 3 Sep 1874 (Age 34 years)     6. Georgiana Susan HAMILTON           b. 7 Jul 1841             d. 23 Mar 1913 (Age 71 years) +   7. Claud John HAMILTON           b. 20 Feb 1843             d. 26 Jan 1925 (Age 81 years) └─ Carolina CHANDOS-POLE  m. 20 Jul 1878 +   8. George Francis HAMILTON           b. 17 Dec 1845             d. 22 Sep 1927 (Age 81 years) └─ Maud Caroline LASCELLES  m. 28 Nov 1871     9. Albertha Frances Anne HAMILTON           b. 29 Jul 1847             d. 7 Jan 1932 (Age 84 years)   10. Ronald Douglas HAMILTON           b. 17 Mar 1849             d. 6 Nov 1867 (Age 18 years)   11. Maud Evelyn HAMILTON           b. 17 Dec 1850             d. 21 Oct 1932 (Age 81 years)   12. Cosmo HAMILTON           b. 16 Apr 1853             d. 16 Apr 1853 (Age 0 years)   13. Frederick Spencer HAMILTON           b. 13 Oct 1856             d. 11 Aug 1928 (Age 71 years) + 14. Ernest William HAMILTON           b. 5 Sep 1858             d. 14 Dec 1939 (Age 81 years) └─ Pamela Louisa Augusta Ambrose CAMPBELL  m. 2 Jun 1891
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 67-68 (Reliability: 3). [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 20424 Page: 5188 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20424/page/5188 [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 and Page 321 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).