George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington
George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington MC, TD[1] (18 September 1894 – 17 April 1986),[2] was a Scottish Peer from 1917[3] to 1986.
Haddington was the son of Brigadier-General George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War. He succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1917. In the Second World War he was a Wing Commander in the RAFVR. He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1952 to 1969. In 1957 he became the first president of the Georgian Group of Edinburgh, later the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland.[4] He lived at Tyninghame House in East Lothian, where he and his wife created and replanted several formal gardens.[5]
His daughter, Lady Mary, was one of Queen Elizabeth II’s Maids of Honour at the 1953 Coronation.[6]
Military career
He fought in the First World War, as a Captain in the service of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), where he was wounded. He went on to gain the rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; and Major in the 19th Lothians and Border Horse Armoured Car Company Territorial Army, as well as Captain of the Royal Company of Archers.
Public office
The Earl was a Representative Peer of Scotland between 1922 and 1958. He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of East Lothian 1929-1946, Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian 1946-1952, and Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian 1952-1970. He also served as a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in East Lothian and Berwickshire. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle in 1952. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL. D.) by Glasgow University in 1957.
Marriage and family
He married Sarah Cook, daughter of George William Cook, on 10 September 1923.
They had two children:
- Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton b. 13 January 1934
- John George Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington b. 21 December 1941.
The 12th Earl died in 1986.
References
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, 27 January 1917; pg. 9; Issue 41387; col A Court Circular
- ↑ Robertson, Eleanor (1997). "The Story of the Society" (PDF). Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland.
- ↑ "Tyninghame: Site History". Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Oliver, Sarah (17 May 2013). "'We were the Queen's Coronation Spice Girls!': A disastrous perm, fainting fits and nightclubbing with Arab sheiks". Daily Mail (London).
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Haddington
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Home |
Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire 1952–1969 |
Succeeded by Sir William Bertram Swan |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Baillie-Hamilton |
Earl of Haddington 1917–1986 |
Succeeded by John George Baillie-Hamilton |
|