Person:George Hamilton (42)
Rt. Hon. Lord George Francis Hamilton, GCSI PC
b.17 Dec 1845 Brighton Registration District, Sussex, England
d.22 Sep 1927 Marylebone Registration District, London, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 25 Oct 1832
  1. Lady Harriet Georgina Louisa Hamilton1834 - 1913
  2. Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton1835 - 1871
  3. Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton1836 - 1912
  4. Most Noble James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn KG CB PC1838 - 1913
  5. Lady Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton1840 - 1874
  6. Lady Georgiana Susan Hamilton1841 - 1913
  7. Rt. Hon. Lord Claud John Hamilton, KStJ PC1843 - 1925
  8. Rt. Hon. Lord George Francis Hamilton, GCSI PC1845 - 1927
  9. Lady Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton1847 - 1932
  10. Lord Ronald Douglas Hamilton1849 - 1867
  11. Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton1850 - 1932
  12. Lord Cosmo Hamilton1853 - 1853
  13. Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton1856 - 1928
  14. Lord Ernest William Hamilton1858 - 1939
Spouse and Children
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m. 28 Nov 1871
  1. Ronald James Hamilton1872 - 1958
  2. Anthony George Hamilton1874 - 1936
  3. Robert Cecil Hamilton1882 - 1947
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Facts and Events
Name[2][4] Rt. Hon. Lord George Francis Hamilton, GCSI PC
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 17 Dec 1845 Brighton Registration District, Sussex, England
Marriage 28 Nov 1871 Seal, Kent, Englandto Lady Maud Caroline Lascelles
Death[3][4] 22 Sep 1927 Marylebone Registration District, London, England
Reference Number? Q333628?

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Personal History

George Francis Hamilton[2] was born 17 December 1845[1] (registered in the district of Brighton, co. Sussex).[2]

George entered Harrow School in 1858 and left in 1863.[12]

In 1864,[5] George was made an ensign, by purchase, in the Rifle Brigade. In 1868,[6] he transferred to the Coldstream Guards and was promoted to a lieutenant, by purchase. In 1869, he retired[7] and shortly afterward signed a commission to be a lieutenant in the London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps.[8] George retired from the Royal Tyrone Fusiliers as a captain in 1876.[9]

On 4 April 1878,[10] George was appointed by Queen Victoria to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (PC).

On 1 January 1903,[11] George was appointed by King Edward VII to be a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (GCSI).

George was one of the executors of his mother's will in 1905.

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Marriage and Family

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Lord George F. Hamilton, M.P., third son of the Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Maud Caroline Lascelles, youngest daughter of Henry, third Earl of Harewood, were married 28 November 1871 at Seal, co. Kent (registered in the district of Sevenoaks).

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Death and Probate

The Rt. Hon. Lord George Francis Hamilton died 22 September 1927[4] (registered in the district of St Marylebone).[3]

On 17 November 1927,[4] in London, administration was granted to his sons Ronald James and Anthony George. Effects were in the amount of £53,568 15s 5d.

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From Wikipedia

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Lord George Francis Hamilton (17 December 1845 – 22 September 1927) was a British Conservative Party politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for India.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn”, in 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)
    vol. 1, p. 70.

    See transcript, issue #3 under James, tenth Earl and second Marquess of Abercorn ….

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Registered during Q1, 1846, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    [digital image, Ancestry.com].

    “Hamilton, George Francis”, Brighton dist., vol. 7, p. 321.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Registered during Q3, 1927, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Death Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    [digital image, Ancestry.com].

    “Hamilton, George F.”, age 81, Marylebone dist., vol. 1a, p. 478.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 “Wills and Administrations, 1927”, in Principal Probate Registry (London). Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration: Made in the Principal Registry and in the Several District Registries of Her Majesty's Court of Probate. (London, United Kingdom: HM Stationery Office, [1859?]–present)
    vol. surnames H–K, p. 33.

    Digital image in England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1904/31874_222781-00042/3284090 : accessed 15 Nov. 2017).

    “HAMILTON, P.C. G.C.S.I., the right honourable lord George Francis” of 17 Montagu-street, Portman-street, co. Middlesex, d. 22 Sept. 1927; probate in London, 17 Nov., to Ronald James Hamilton and Anthony George Hamilton, esquires, effects £53,568 15s 5d.

  5. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 22887, pp. 4124, 4125, 23 Aug. 1864.

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22887/page/4124 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “War Office, Pall Mall, 23rd August, 1864.
    …
    “Rifle Brigade, …
    “Lord George Francis Hamilton to be Ensign, by purchase, vice the Honourable Charles North. Dated 23rd August, 1864.”

  6. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 23344, pp. 276, 277, 21 Jan. 1868.

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23344/page/276 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “War Office, Pall Mall, 21st January, 1868.
    …
    “Coldstream Guards, …
    “Ensign Lord George Francis Hamilton, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Honourable E. H. T. Digby. Dated 22nd January, 1868.”

  7. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 23494, p. 2620, 4 May 1869.

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23494/page/2620 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “War Office, Pall Mall, 4th May, 1869.
    …
    “Coldstream Guards, The Honourable Miles Stapleton to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord George Francis Hamilton, who retires. Dated 5th May, 1869.”

  8. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 23542, p. 5294, 1 Oct. 1869.

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23542/page/5294 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex.
    …
    “London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps
    “Lord George Francis Hamilton, M.P., to be Lieutenant, vice Notman, promoted. Dated 21st June, 1869.”

  9. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 24320, pp. 2736, 2738, 2 May 1876.

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24320/page/2736 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “War Office, 2nd May, 1876.
    “MILITIA. …
    “Royal Tyrone Fusiliers.
    “Captain Lord George F. Hamilton resigns his Commission. Dated 3rd May, 1876.”

  10. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 24569, p. 2378, 5 April 1878.

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24569/page/2378 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “AT the Court at Windsor, the 4th day of April, 1878.
    “PRESENT, The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
    “THIS day, George Francis Hamilton, Esquire, commonly called Lord George Francis Hamilton, was, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly.”

  11. ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    no. 27511, pp. 1, 2, 1 Jan. 1903 (supplement to 30 Dec. 1902).

    (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27511/supplement/1 : accessed 9 Oct. 2017)

    “India Office, January 1, 1903.
    …
    “The King has been graciously pleased to make the following promotions in and appointments to the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, on the occasion of the Durbar to be held this day at Delhi in His Majesty's Indian Empire, in commemoration of His Majesty's Coronation :—
    “To be Knights Grand Commanders.
    “The Right Honourable George Francis Hamilton, commonly called Lord George Francis Hamilton.”

  12. ↑ Harrow School; Milverton Godfrey Dauglish (ed.); and Pleydell Keppel Stephenson (ed.). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3rd ed.). (London [England], New York [New York] and Bombay [India]: Longmans, Green, 1911)
    p. 312.

    (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015039798247?urlappend=%3Bseq=332 : accessed 18 Oct. 2017)

    Under “ENTRANCES, SEPTEMBER–CHRISTMAS 1858”:
    “Hamilton, Lord George Francis (Mr. E. H. Vaughan's), son of James, 1st Duke of Abercorn (O.H.). Left 18632. Joined Rifle Brigade, 1864 ; transferred to Coldstream Guards, 1868 ; retired 1869 ; M.P. Middlesex, 1868–85 ; Middlesex (Ealing), 1885–1906 ; Under Sec. for India, 1874–8 ; Vice-Pres. of Council, 1878–80 ; First Lord of the Admiralty in 1885 and 1886–92 ; Chairman of the London School Board, 1894–5 ; Sec. for India, 1895–1903 ; Chairman of Poor Law Commission, 1905–9 ; Elder Brother of Trinity House ; Capt. of Deal Castle since 1899 ; Mayor of Deal, 1909–10 ; G.C.S.I. 1903 ; D.C.L. (Oxf.) ; Chairman of Metropolitan District Railway and of the Governors of Harrow School.—Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton, G.C.S.I., 17, Montagu Street, W.”

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