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James Edward HAMILTON, 4th Duke of Abercorn

Male 1904 - 1979  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  James Edward HAMILTON, 4th Duke of Abercorn was born on 29 Feb 1904; died on 4 Jun 1979.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Eton
    • Occupation / Profession: Captain (Regular Army Reserve of Officers) in the Grenadier Guards
    • Occupation / Profession: 1946; - High Sheriff - County Councillor of County Tyrone
    • Occupation / Profession: 1949; Member of Senate of Northern Ireland
    • Occupation / Profession: 1950; Her Majesty's Lieutenant of County Tyrone
    • Title: From 12 Sep 1953 to 4 Jun 1979; - 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; Chairman - Trustees of Ulster Museum
    • Occupation / Profession: 1963; Honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Territorial Army)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1964 to 1966; President - Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
    • Occupation / Profession: 1975; Her Majesty's Lieutenant of County Tyrone

    James married Mary Kathleen CRICHTON on 9 Feb 1928. Mary was born on 8 Jul 1905; died on 2 Feb 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Moyra Kathleen HAMILTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1930; died on 8 Nov 2020.
    2. 3. James HAMILTON, 5th Duke of Abercorn  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1934.
    3. 4. Claud Anthony HAMILTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1939.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Moyra Kathleen HAMILTON Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 22 Jul 1930; died on 8 Nov 2020.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Moyra Kathleen Campbell
    • Event: 2 Jun 1953; Train Bearer to Her Majesty The Queen on Coronation.
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1954 to 1964; Temporary Lady-in-Waiting to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra.
    • Honor: 23 Apr 1963; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1964 to 1966; Lady-in-Waiting
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1966 to 1969; Extra Lady-in-Waiting

    Moyra married Peter Colin Drummond CAMPBELL on 12 Nov 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Rory Gerald Peter CAMPBELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1967.
    2. 6. Michael James Douglas CAMPBELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1970.

  2. 3.  James HAMILTON, 5th Duke of Abercorn Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 4 Jul 1934.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: - Eton - Royal Agricultural College Cirencester
    • Occupation / Profession: 1952; Lieutenant Grenadier Guards
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1964 to 1970; Member of Parliament (MP) (Ulster Unionist) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
    • Membership: From 1968 to 1970; Council Europe
    • Occupation / Profession: 1970; Deputy Lieutenant (DL), High Sheriff - County Tyrone
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1970 to 1997; Director - Northern Bank Ltd
    • Membership: From 1973 to 1978; European Economic and Social Committee
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1979; President - Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association
    • Title: From 4 Jun 1979; - 5th Duke of Abercorn and Marquess of Hamilton (of Strabane, in the County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1868] - 6th Marquess of Abercorn [Great Britain. 1790] - 14th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606] - 7th Viscount Hamilton (of Hamilton, in the county of Leicester) [Great Britain. 1786] - 9th Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701] - 10th Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660] - 15th Baron Hamilton of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617] - 14th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603] - 14th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1982 to 1987; Director - Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1985; Chairman - Templeton Investment Management
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1986 to 1992; President - Building Societies Association
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1987; Lord-Lieutenant - County Tyrone
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1989 to 1996; Chairman - Laganside Development Corporation
    • Patronage: From 1990 to 1996; Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1991; Trustee - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
    • Membership: 1995; Honorary member - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
    • Academic degree: 1997; Honorary Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Queen's University Belfast
    • Honor: 23 Apr 1999; Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)
    • Occupation / Profession: 2000; Colonel Irish Guards
    • Occupation / Profession: From 2001; Lord Steward Her Majesty's Household

    James married Anastasia Alexandra PHILLIPS on 20 Oct 1966. Anastasia (daughter of Harold Pedro Joseph PHILLIPS) was born on 27 Feb 1946 in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.; died on 10 Dec 2018 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. James Harold Charles HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1969.
    2. 8. Sophia Alexandra HAMILTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1973.
    3. 9. Nicholas Edward Claud HAMILTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1979.

  3. 4.  Claud Anthony HAMILTON Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 8 Jul 1939.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Eton
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1957 to 1960; Lieutenant in the Irish Guards
    • Occupation / Profession: 1978; Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of County Fermanagh
    • Occupation / Profession: 1991; Justice of the Peace (JP)

    Claud married Catherine Janet FAULKNER on 7 Apr 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Anna Kathleen HAMILTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1983.
    2. 11. Alexander James HAMILTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1987.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Rory Gerald Peter CAMPBELL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moyra2, 1.James1) was born on 9 Aug 1967.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Honor: - Harrow - Trinity College Cambridge


  2. 6.  Michael James Douglas CAMPBELL Descendancy chart to this point (2.Moyra2, 1.James1) was born on 3 Nov 1970.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Honor: - Harrow - Trinity College Cambridge


  3. 7.  James Harold Charles HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born on 19 Aug 1969.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Harrow
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1982 to 1984; Page of Honour to Her Majesty The Queen


  4. 8.  Sophia Alexandra HAMILTON Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Jun 1973.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Sophia Alexandra Loyd
    • Education: St. Mary's Wantage
    • Occupation / Profession: Model to 1996

    Sophia married Anthony William Vivian LOYD on 7 Sep 2002, and was divorced in 2005. Anthony (son of Anthony LOYD and Deirdre BROWN) was born on 12 Sep 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 9.  Nicholas Edward Claud HAMILTON Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Jul 1979.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Harrow


  6. 10.  Anna Kathleen HAMILTON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Claud2, 1.James1) was born on 23 Aug 1983.

  7. 11.  Alexander James HAMILTON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Claud2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Jun 1987.



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