Title 15th Duke of Hamilton Name Angus 15th | Died June 5, 2010 | |
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Born 13 September 1938 ( 1938-09-13 ) Tenure 30 March 1973 – 5 June 2010 Predecessor Douglas Douglas-Hamilton Successor Alexander Douglas-Hamilton Children Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton Parents Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton Education Eton College, Balliol College Cousins Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland Similar People Alexander Douglas‑Hamilton - 16th Duk, Douglas Douglas‑Hamilton - 14th Duk, James Douglas‑Hamilton - Baron Sel, Ralph Percy - 12th Duke of N, Henry Percy - 11th Duke of N | ||
Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brandon (13 September 1938 – 5 June 2010), styled Earl of Angus until 1940 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1940 and 1973, was the premier peer of Scotland.
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Career
The son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Percy, daughter of the 8th Duke of Northumberland, he was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford (as was his father before him). One of his younger brothers is the Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
He followed his father's interest in flying, becoming a flight lieutenant with the Royal Air Force until he was invalided out in 1967. He gained a commercial pilot's licence the same year and was a test pilot for Scottish Aviation Ltd, a company with which his father had been associated. He was a member of the Air Squadron.
He was a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, an honorary member of the Royal Scottish Pipers Society and Patron of the British Airways Pipe Band. He was a Knight of St John. He was Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
By right of his subsidiary title of Lord Abernethy, he was hereditary bearer of the Crown of Scotland to the Parliament of Scotland. The Duke of Hamilton fulfilled that duty by carrying the Crown in front of Her Majesty The Queen at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament.
He was a campaigner for animal welfare, together with his third wife Kay.
Marriages and children
The 15th Duke married three times:
He married firstly Sarah Jane Scott, daughter of Major Sir Walter Scott, 4th Bt, on 23 June 1972 (divorced 1987). They had four children:
He married secondly Jillian Robertson in 1988 (divorced 1995). No issue. She was previously married to Edward A. S. Hulton.
He married thirdly Kay Carmichael, now the Dowager Duchess of Hamilton, in 1998. No issue. A qualified nurse, she serves as Chairperson of Scottish Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue and as a patron of OneKind and Alzheimer Scotland.
The 15th Duke died on 5 June 2010 at the age of 71. He was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles and privileges by his elder son, Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton.