James Edward HAMILTON, 4th Duke of Abercorn^[1]

1904 - 1979  (75 years)

• Birth	29 Feb 1904
  Education	Eton
  Occupation / Profession	Captain (Regular Army Reserve of Officers) in the Grenadier Guards
  Occupation / Profession	1946 (41 years old)
  	- High Sheriff - County Councillor of County Tyrone
  Occupation / Profession	1949 (44 years old)
  	Member of Senate of Northern Ireland
  Occupation / Profession	1950 (45 years old)
  	Her Majesty's Lieutenant of County Tyrone
  Title	From 12 Sep 1953 to 4 Jun 1979 (49 years old)
  	- 4th Duke of Abercorn and Marquess of Hamilton (of Strabane, in the County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1868] - 5th Marquess of Abercorn [Great Britain. 1790] - 13th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606] - 6th Viscount Hamilton (of Hamilton, in the county of Leicester) [Great Britain. 1786] - 8th Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701] - 9th Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660] - 14th Baron Hamilton of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617] - 13th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603] - 13th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
  Occupation / Profession	1962 (57 years old)
  	Chairman - Trustees of Ulster Museum
  Occupation / Profession	1963 (58 years old)
  	Honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Territorial Army)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1964 to 1966 (59 years old)
  	President - Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
  Occupation / Profession	1975 (70 years old)
  	Her Majesty's Lieutenant of County Tyrone
  Death	4 Jun 1979
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  	01. Mary Cecilia Rhodesia HAMILTON           b. 21 Jan 1896             d. 5 Sep 1984  (Age 88 years) └─ Capt. Robert Orlando Rodolph KENYON-SLANEY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 14 Jan 1965  ,  m. 24 May 1917,  div. 1930   └─ John Little GILMOUR, 2nd Baronet,  ,  m. 26 Nov 1930     02. Cynthia Elinor Beatrix HAMILTON           b. 16 Aug 1897             d. 4 Dec 1972  (Age 75 years)   03. Katherine HAMILTON           b. 25 Feb 1900             d. 28 Apr 1985  (Age 85 years) └─ Sir Reginald Henry SEYMOUR           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 2 Oct 1938  ,  m. 6 Aug 1930   + 04. James Edward HAMILTON, 4th Duke of Abercorn           b. 29 Feb 1904             d. 4 Jun 1979  (Age 75 years) └─ Mary Kathleen CRICHTON           b. 8 Jul 1905             d. 2 Feb 1990  (Age 84 years),  m. 9 Feb 1928     05. Claud David HAMILTON           b. 13 Feb 1907             d. 15 Feb 1968  (Age 61 years) └─ Genesta Mary HEATH           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 20 Dec 1990  ,  m. 21 Feb 1946
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (19 x Great Grandfather)  Rosalind Cecilia Caroline BINGHAM           b. 26 Feb 1869             d. 18 Jan 1958  (Age 88 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	P760	Europe
  Links To	This person is also James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	James Albert Edward HAMILTON, 3rd Duke of Abercorn           b. 30 Nov 1869             d. 12 Sep 1953 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rosalind Cecilia Caroline BINGHAM           b. 26 Feb 1869             d. 18 Jan 1958 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1894  [2]
  Age at Marriage	James was 25 years old. Rosalind was 25 years and 9 months old. Their age difference is 9 months. They were married for 58 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Mary Kathleen CRICHTON           b. 8 Jul 1905             d. 2 Feb 1990 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1928  [3]
  Age at Marriage	James was 24 years old. Mary was 22 years and 7 months old. Their age difference is 1 years and 5 months. They were married for 51 years and 4 months.
  Children	+   1. Moyra Kathleen HAMILTON           b. 22 Jul 1930             d. 8 Nov 2020 (Age 90 years) └─ Peter Colin Drummond CAMPBELL  m. 12 Nov 1966 +   2. James HAMILTON, 5th Duke of Abercorn           b. 4 Jul 1934 (Age 90 years) └─ Anastasia Alexandra PHILLIPS  (Age 72 years)  m. 20 Oct 1966 +   3. Claud Anthony HAMILTON           b. 8 Jul 1939 (Age 85 years) └─ Catherine Janet FAULKNER  m. 7 Apr 1982
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 7 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 2 and Page 2,423 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 7 - Column 1 and Page 1,333 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).