James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn

James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC (Ire) (c. 1661 – 28 November 1734) was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of Colonel James Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper.

Life

As Captain James Hamilton, he was appointed by James II to the Privy Council of Ireland, but deserted him for the cause of William, and served in the defence of Londonderry in 1689. He succeeded to his grandfather's baronetcy in 1697. Between 1692 and 1699, he represented Tyrone in the Irish House of Commons. Upon the death of his second cousin Charles in 1701, he succeeded as Earl of Abercorn, Baron Hamilton of Strabane, etc. but continued to live in Ireland. He was rewarded by William with the titles of Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 2 December 1701. He was a privy councillor in the reigns of Anne, George I, and George II. He died 28 November 1734, and was buried in Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey. [1]

Family

He married Elizabeth Reading, daughter of Sir Robert Reading, 1st Baronet, on 21 January 1684. They had the following children:

References

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1890). "Hamilton, James (1656-1734)". In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Unknown
Member of Parliament for Tyrone
1692–1699
With: Henry Mervyn
Succeeded by
Richard Stewart
Audley Mervyn
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Charles Hamilton
Earl of Abercorn
1701–1734
Succeeded by
James Hamilton
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Viscount Strabane
1701–1734
Succeeded by
James Hamilton
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
George Hamilton
Baronet
(of Donalong, Tyrone)
1679–1734
Succeeded by
James Hamilton
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