Title Viscount Hamilton Name James Viscount Nationality British Role Politician | Offices Member of Parliament Died May 27, 1814 Spouse(s) Harriet Douglas Education Christ Church, Oxford | |
Born 7 October 1786
Petersham Lodge, Surrey, England ( 1786-10-07 ) Parents John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn Grandparents John Hamilton, Harriet Eliot Great-grandparents James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn People also search for John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, John Hamilton, Harriet Eliot | ||
James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton (7 October 1786 – 27 May 1814) was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn.
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and matriculated on 24 October 1805.
On 25 November 1809 he married Harriet Douglas, granddaughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, by whom he had three children:
He died in his house in London at the age of 27, leaving three young children; James, the eldest son, would succeed his grandfather as Marquess of Abercorn four years later. His widow Harriet would in 1815 remarry her brother-in-law, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, with whom she had another 5 children.
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