James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn

James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (29 February 1904 – 4 June 1979) was a British peer.[1] He was the son of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham. He was variously styled Viscount Strabane (1904–1913), Marquess of Hamilton (1913–1953), and finally inherited his father's peerages on 12 September 1953.

Career

Lord Hamilton (as he then was) attended Eton. He was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, where he rose to the rank of captain. In 1946, he was elected to the County Council of County Tyrone, served as High Sheriff of Tyrone, and then served in the Senate of Northern Ireland. He became Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone on his father's death, a position he held for the remainder of his life. He was appointed honorary colonel of the 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (a Territorial Army unit), and died at age 75.

Family

In 1928 he married Lady Kathleen Crichton (1905–1990), a daughter of Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton (1872–1914, son of the 4th and father of the 5th Earl of Erne) and Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor (1883–1959, daughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster).

They had two sons and a daughter:

See also

References

  1. Lundy, Darryl. "p. 10236 § 102356". thepeerage.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Abercorn, Duke of (Hamilton) sat as Marquess of Abercorn (GB 1790) (Duke I 1868, Bt I 1660)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London, UK: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
  3. Ostler, Catherine (17 May 2013). "The Pippas of their day! They were the aristocratic beauties who almost stole the show at the Coronation 60 years ago. Now they share their behind the scenes stories". Daily Mail (London, UK).
  4. Ostler, Catherine (17 May 2013). "The Pippas of their day". Daily Mail (London).

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
James Ponsonby Galbraith
Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone
1951–1979
Succeeded by
John Hamilton-Stubber
Preceded by
John Blakiston-Houston
Honorary Colonel of the
5th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

1963–1967
Battalion disbanded
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
James Hamilton
Duke of Abercorn
1953–1979
Succeeded by
James Hamilton
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