Person:James Hamilton (187)
Rt. Hon. James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn PC FRS
b.22 Mar 1685/86
d.11 Jan 1743/44 St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Lady Mary Hamilton
  2. Rt. Hon. James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn PC FRS1685/86 - 1743/44
  3. Robert Hamilton1687 -
  4. John HamiltonAbt 1694 - 1714
  5. George HamiltonAbt 1697 - 1775
  6. Lady Jane HamiltonBef 1704 - 1753
  7. Charles Hamilton1704 - 1786
  8. Lady Elizabeth Hamilton
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rt. Hon. James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn PC FRS1685/86 - 1743/44
  • W.  Ann Plumer1690 - 1776
m. 3 Apr 1711
  1. Rt. Hon. James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn1712 - 1789
  2. Capt. Hon. John Hamilton1714 - 1755
  3. Rev. Hon. George Hamilton, Canon of Windsor1718 - 1787
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Facts and Events
Name[4][5] Rt. Hon. James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn PC FRS
Alt Name[1][7] James Hamilton, Lord Paisley
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][5] 22 Mar 1685/86
Christening[5] 23 Mar 1685/86 St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England
Marriage License 26 Mar 1711 London, Englandto Ann Plumer
Marriage 3 Apr 1711 Widford, Hertfordshire, Englandto Ann Plumer
Other[3] 10 Nov 1715 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Title (nobility)[1][2] 1734 He succeeded his father as Earl of Abercorn, etc. (Scotland), and Viscount Strabane, etc. (Ireland).
Other[6] 20 Jul 1738 James was appointed to the Privy Council of Great Britain by George II.
Other[1] 26 Sep 1739 James was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.
Death[1][2][3][4] 11 Jan 1743/44 St. Marylebone, Middlesex, Englandin Cavendish Square
Burial[4] 16 Jan 1743/44 Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, Englandin the Duke of Ormond's vault in Henry VII's Lady Chapel
Probate[1] 25 Feb 1743/44 Administration granted
Probate[2] 13 Mar 1743/44 Administration was granted to his son and successor.
Reference Number? Q3806590?


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James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn PC (Ire) (1686–1744), styled Lord Paisley from 1701 to 1734, was a Scottish and Irish nobleman and peer. An amateur scientist and musician, he published a book on magnetism in 1729 and a treatise on musical harmony in 1730, which was subsequently emended and re-issued by his teacher, Dr. Pepusch.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 ABERCORN EARLDOM VII., in Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59)
    1: 6.

    See transcript.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Paul, James Balfour. The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ‘Peerage of Scotland’ containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, with armorial illustrations. (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914)
    1: 62.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hamilton, James (1686-1744), 7th Earl of Abercorn, in The Royal Society. Fellowship Directory
    code NA7331, accessed 25 Feb. 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Burials in Westminster Abbey, in Chester, Joseph Lemuel, ed. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church or Abbey of St. Peter, Westminster. (London: Harleian Society, 1876)
    p 365.

    “1743/4 Jan. 16 The Right Hon. James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn:5 in the Duke of Ormond's vault.”

    “5Seventh Earl, second but eldest surviving son of James, sixth Earl of Abercorn, by Elizabeth, dau. and heir of Sir Robert Reading, of Dublin, Bart. He died, according to the Funeral Book, 11 Jan., aged fifty-eight.”

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Church of England. St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church (Westminster, Middlesex). Parish registers, 1550-1926. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960, 1968)
    FHL # 560371. From a record indexed in “England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975”, index, FamilySearch. The original source has not been verified.

    James Hamilton, s. James Hamilton and Elizabeth; b. 22 March 1685; chr. 23 March 1685, St Martin in the Fields, Westminster.

  6. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    issue 7720, p. 1, 18–22 July 1738.

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/7720/page/1 >

    “At the Court at Kensington, the Twentieth Day of July, 1738.

    “PRESENT, The King's most Excellent Majesty in Council.

    “This Day the Right Honourable James Earl of Abercorne was, by his Majesty's Command, sworn of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council; and took his Place at the Board accordingly.”

  7. ↑ Styled from June 1701, with his father's succession to the titles, until he succeeded his father to the peerage.
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