Person:James Hamilton (182)
Most Noble James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn
b.29 Feb 1904 St. Marylebone Registration District, London, England
d.4 Jun 1979
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Nov 1894
  1. Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton1896 - 1984
  2. Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton1897 - 1972
  3. Lady Katharine Hamilton1900 - 1985
  4. Most Noble James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn1904 - 1979
  5. Lord Claud David Hamilton1907 - 1968
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Feb 1928
  1. James Hamilton1934 -
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Facts and Events
Name Most Noble James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn
Alt Name[8] Most Hon. James Edward Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton
Alt Name[9] James Edward Hamilton, Lord Paisley
Gender Male
Birth[2][7] 29 Feb 1904 St. Marylebone Registration District, London, England
Marriage 9 Feb 1928 St. Martin Registration District, London, Englandto Hon. Mary Kathleen Crichton, DCVO
Death[1] 4 Jun 1979
Reference Number? Q336381?
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Personal History

James Edward Hamilton, styled Lord Paisley,[7][9] was born 29 February 1904[7] (registered in the district of St Marylebone, co. London).[2] Upon the death of his grandfather, James Hamilton, in 1913, he was styled Marquess of Hamilton.[8]

On 1 February 1937,[5] James was appointed to be Deputy Lieutenant for County Tyrone.

On 9 November 1948,[6] James was appointed to be a nominated member of the Ancient Monuments Advisory Council.

James was appointed, by Letters Patent dated 8 January and enrolled 9 January 1951,[3] to be His Majesty's Lieutenant for County Tyrone and Custos Rotulorum of the county.

Upon the death of his father in 1953, James succeeded as Duke of Abercorn and Marquess of Hamilton of Strabane (4th, created 1868), Viscount Strabane (8th, 1701), Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (12th, 1617), and Baron of Mountcastle, co. Tyrone (8th, 1701), in Ireland; Marquess of Abercorn (5th, 1790) and Viscount Hamilton (6th, 1786), in Great Britain; and Earl of Abercorn (13th, 1606), Lord Paisley (13th, 1587), Lord Abercorn (13th, 1603), and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick (13th, 1606), in Scotland.

The Duke of Abercorn was appointed, by letters patent dated 13 June 1975 and enrolled the same day,[4] to be Lord Lieutenant for County Tyrone, until about 1 March 1979 when Lt.-Col. John Henry Hamilton-Stubber was appointed. The Duke's son and heir was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the county on 1 December 1979.[4]

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Marriage and Family

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James E. Hamilton and Mary K. Crichton were married 9 February 1928 (registered in the district of St Martin, co. London).

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From Wikipedia

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James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (29 February 1904 – 4 June 1979) styled Viscount Strabane until 1913 and Marquess of Hamilton between 1913 and 1953, was a British peer. He was the son of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham. He inherited his father's peerages on 12 September 1953.

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References
  1. ↑ James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Registered during Q2, 1904, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    [digital image, Ancestry.com].

    “Hamilton, James Edward”, Marylebone reg. dist., vol. 1a, p. 521.

  3. ↑ The Belfast gazette. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
    issue 1542, p. 7, 12 Jan. 1951.

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/1542/page/7 >
    “Government House, Hillsborough, Northern Ireland.
    “10th January, 1951.
    “LETTERS PATENT each bearing date the 8th day of January, 1951, have passed the Great Seal of Northern Ireland appointing Senator The Most Honourable The Marquess of Hamilton to be His Majesty's Lieutenant for the County of Tyrone, and to be Custos Rotulorum of the said County.
    “The said Letters Patent were duly enrolled in the Central Office of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland on the 9th day of January, 1951.”

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Belfast gazette. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
    issue 3164, p. 475, 27 June 1975.

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/3164/page/475 >
    “SUPREME COURT OF NORTHERN IRELAND
    “Crown Office, Northern Ireland
    “16th June, 1975
    “NORTHERN IRELAND LIEUTENANCY
    “Letters Patent each bearing date the 13th day of June, 1975, have passed the Great Seal of Northern Ireland making the following appointments:
    ...
    “Lord-Lieutenant for County Tyrone: His Grace The Duke of Abercorn
    “The said Letters Patent were duly enrolled in the Central Office of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland on the 13th day of June, 1975.”

    See also the Belfast Gazette, issue 3653, p. 203, 9 March 1979, with correction in issue 3661, p. 277, 30 March 1979.
    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/3653/page/203 >
    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/3661/page/277 >

    Also, for his son's appointment, see issue 3755, p. 1041, 7 Dec. 1979.
    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/3755/page/1041 >

  5. ↑ The Belfast gazette. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
    supplement 814, pp. 39-40, 1 Feb. 1937 (Supplement for 29 Jan. 1937).

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/814/page/39 >
    “Government House, 1st February, 1937.
    “His Grace the Governor of Northern Ireland has been pleased to approve of the appointment of certain Gentlemen to be Deputy Lieutenants in Northern Ireland.
    “Commissions bearing various dates have therefore been issued by His Majesty's Lieutenants of the Counties and County Borough concerned, as follows:—
    ...
    “COUNTY OF TYRONE:
    “Appointed by His Grace the Duke of Abercorn, K.G., K.P., on the recommendation of the Vice-Lieutenant of the County—The Right Honourable the Viscount Charlemont:
    “The Marquess of Hamilton, of Barons Court, County Tyrone.”

  6. ↑ The Belfast gazette. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
    issue 1431, p. 281, 26 Nov. 1948.

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/1431/page/281 >
    “Now I, the Right Honourable J. Maynard Sinclair, Minister of Finance, do hereby appoint the Most Honourable the Marquess of Hamilton, D.L., Baronscourt, Co. Tyrone, to be a nominated member of the Ancient Monuments Advisory Council.
    “Given under my hand this 9th day of November, 1948.
    “J. M. Sinclair, Minister of Finance.
    “Stormont, Belfast.”

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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)
    vol. 1, p. 10.

    See transcript, under ABERCORN: DUKEDOM II.

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Style as eldest son and heir apparent from 1913 until he succeeded to his father's titles in 1953.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Style as eldest son of heir apparent of the Duke of Abercorn until his grandfather's death in 1913.
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