Charles John Baillie-Hamilton (4 January 1800 – 24 August 1865) was a British

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politician. A member of the Baillie-Hamilton family headed by the

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, he was the son of the Venerable Charles Baillie,

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, son of the Honourable George Baillie, second son of

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. His mother was Lady Charlotte, daughter of

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. Four of his brothers also gained distinction. Sir George Baillie was Ambassador to

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;

William Baillie-Hamilton Admiral William Alexander Baillie-Hamilton (6 June 1803 – 1 October 1881) was a Scottish naval commander who served on the Arctic Council when it was searching for Sir John Franklin. Biography A member of the Baillie-Hamilton family ...

and Cospatrick Baillie-Hamilton were both Admirals in the

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; and

Ker Baillie-Hamilton Ker Baillie-Hamilton (13 July 1804 – 6 February 1889) was a British colonial administrator. He was born in Cleveland, England, and died in Tunbridge Wells, England. Hamilton was educated at the Royal Military College, Woolwich, where he went ...

was Governor of the Leeward Islands.thepeerage.com Charles John Baillie-Hamilton
/ref> Baillie-Hamilton was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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at a by-election in July 1839, and held the seat until the 1847 general election, which he did not contest. He stood for Parliament again at a by-election in December 1857 for

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, but did not win the seat.Craig, p. 356. He married Lady Caroline, daughter of

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, in 1821. They had several children. He died in August 1865, aged 65. Lady Caroline died in March 1870.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baillie-Hamilton, Charles John 1800 births 1865 deaths Charles John Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847