James Hamilton CB KG (1838 - 1913)

Born 24 Aug 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Anna (Curzon-Howe) Hamilton — married 7 Jan 1869 in St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1913 at age 74 in London, England, United Kingdom

James Hamilton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn, Companion of the Bath, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Privy Council, was born in 1838 in Sussex, England. ^[1]

He studied at Christ Church (University of Oxford), St Aldate's, Oxford, England, where he obtained an M.A. He entered the United Kingdom Parliament in 1866 and was the Member for County Donegal, Ireland, until 1880.

He married Lady Mary Anna Curzon-Howe, daughter of the first Earl Howe, in 1869 in St George Hanover Square, London (in the county of Middlesex), England. ^[2]

Upon his father´s death in 1885, he succeeded him as the second Duke of Abercorn and became the Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal. He became a Knight of the Garter in 1892. The duke's other titles included Knight of the Dannebrog Order, Knight of St Anne of Russia, Knight of the Iron Crown of Austria. He served as Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from 1866 to 1885 and as groom of the stole to Queen Victoria from 1886.

In 1890 the Duke was said to be residing at Green Street near Grosvenor Square in London, as well as at a number of private clubs in London and in Dublin (Ireland). He had residency at: Baron's Court in Tyrone, Ireland; Duddingstone House near Edinburgh, Scotland; and Mothecombe House in Ivy bridge near Plymouth, Devon, England.

He passed away in 1913 in London, England, aged 74. ^[3]

Title

Title: 2nd Duke of Abercorn.

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales General Register Office, online index (births). GRO Reference: 1838 S Quarter in Brighthelmston, Volume 07, page 226 (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp).
2. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/search (FreeBMD, Marriages, March quarter of 1869, St. Geo. H. Sq., Volume 1a, page 378).
3. ↑ England and Wales General Register Office, online index (deaths). GRO Reference: 1913 M Quarter in St George Hanover Square, Volume 01A, page 625.

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• 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NHP-PK7 : 1 October 2014), James Hamilton, 1838; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Brighton, Sussex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hamilton,_2nd_Duke_of_Abercorn
• https://www.geni.com/people/James-Hamilton-2nd-Duke-of-Abercorn/6000000000307244702.