Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and 6th Duke of Brandon (15 July 1740 – 16 February 1819) was a
Scottish peer and politician.
Background and education
Hamilton was the second son of the
5th Duke of Hamilton, by his third wife,
Anne Spencer, and was educated at
Eton.
He was uncle to
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton who died without legitimate issue.
Political career
In 1768, Hamilton became
member of parliament for
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
and held the seat until 1772 when he was appointed a Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. In 1799, he inherited his half-nephew's titles and was appointed his successor as
Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.
Horse racing
Hamilton was a prominent figure in the world of
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...
horse racing. Between 1786 and 1814 his horses won seven runnings of the
St Leger Stakes at
Doncaster
Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...
.
Family
On 25 May 1765, he married Lady Harriet Stewart (a daughter of the
6th Earl of Galloway) and they had five children:
*
Lady Anne (1766–1846), lady-in-waiting to
Queen Caroline,
died unmarried (see also
Olivia Serres)
*
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852)
*
Lord Archibald Hamilton
Lord Archibald Hamilton (1673 – 5 April 1754) was a Royal Navy officer, nobleman and Whigs (British political party), Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain, House of Commons from 1708 to 1747. In the 1690's, he was ...
(1769–1827)
*Lady Charlotte (1772–1827), married the
11th Duke of Somerset
*Lady Susan (1774–1846), married the
5th Earl of Dunmore
The duke died in 1819 and was succeeded by his eldest son.
Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton.jpg, Mezzotint portrait of the duke, 1804
James Lonsdale Lady Anne Hamilton 1815 VA.jpg, Lady Anne Hamilton (1766–1846), in 1815
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