James Albert Edward Hamilton MP KG KP (1869 - 1953)

Born 30 Nov 1869 in Hamilton Place, City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Rosalind Cecilia Caroline (Bingham) Hamilton DBE — married 1 Nov 1894 in St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1953 at age 83 in City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

In the 1900 general election, James A.E. Hamilton, the Marquess of Hamilton stood successfully as Unionist candidate for Londonderry City, and three years later he became Treasurer of the Household, a post he held until the fall of Balfour's Conservative administration in 1905.[3] After serving for a time as an Opposition whip, Hamilton succeeded his father as third Duke of Abercorn in 1913. From the 1890s until the partition of Ireland he was a prominent figure in the Unionist campaign to resist Home Rule in Ireland. In 1922 he was appointed governor of the newly created Northern Ireland. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone from 1917 until his death, having previously been a Deputy Lieutenant for County Donegal.[4] Abercorn proved a popular royal representative in Northern Ireland, and was reappointed to the post in 1928 after completing his first term of office. In 1931, he declined the offer of the governor generalship of Canada, and three years later he was again reappointed governor for a third term. He remained in this capacity until his resignation in July 1945.[5]

Abercorn was made the last non-royal Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick in 1922, and six years later became a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. In the latter year, he was also the recipient of an honorary degree from the Queen's University of Belfast, and received the Royal Victorian Chain in 1945, the same year he was sworn of the Privy Council.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hamilton,_3rd_Duke_of_Abercorn#:~:text=James%20Albert%20Edward%20Hamilton%2C%203rd,held%20between%201922%20and%201945.

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

Biography

Knight of the Order of St. Patrick (postnomial KP).

Children of James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham

1. Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton b. 21 Jan 1896, d. 5 Sep 1984
2. Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton b. 16 Aug 1897, d. 4 Dec 1972
3. Lady Katharine Hamilton b. 25 Feb 1900, d. 28 Apr 1985
4. James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn b. 29 Feb 1904, d. 4 Jun 1979
5. Captain Lord Claud David Hamilton b. 13 Feb 1907, d. 15 Feb 1968

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10104.htm#i101031

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hamilton-1963 created through the import of Kayla1800.ged on Aug 4, 2011 by Kayla X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kayla and others.

• WikiTree profile Hamilton-1244 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.

James Albert Edward Hamilton. Given Name: James Albert Edward. Surname: Hamilton. Suffix: Duke Of Abercorn. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag. The suffix Duke Of Abercorn is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

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