The Dalrymple, later Dalrymple-Hamilton, later Hamilton-Dalrymple Baronetcy, of

North Berwick North Berwick (; gd, Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable ...

in the County of Haddington, is a title in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

. It was created on 29 April 1697 for the Hon. Hew Dalrymple,

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under the judicial title of Lord North Berwick from 1698 to 1737. He was the third son of

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (May 1619 – 29 November 1695), Scottish lawyer and statesman, and a key influence on the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a leading figure of Scottish law, “and also one of the greatest thinkers on law ...

, and the brother of

John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair PC (10 November 1648 – 8 January 1707) was a Scottish politician and lawyer. As Joint Secretary of State in Scotland 1691–1695, he played a key role in suppressing the 1689-1692 Jacobite Rising and was for ...

, Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Cranstoun, and Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes. The second Baronet sat as

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for Haddington and

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. The third Baronet represented Haddingtonshire in the

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. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire, Ayrshire and Haddington. He assumed the additional surname of Hamilton after that of Dalrymple. The fifth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Haddington. The eighth Baronet assumed the surname of Hamilton before that of Dalrymple. The tenth Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian from 1987 to 2001. Hew Dalrymple, grandson of the first Baronet, was created a baronet in 1815 (see

Dalrymple baronets There have been several baronetcies created for people with the surname Dalrymple. Creations All creations were in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia unless otherwise mentioned. The first creation was on 2 June 1664, for James Dalrymple of Stair. ...

). Hew Elphinstone, second son of the first Baronet, was the grandfather of Robert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, who was created a baronet in 1828 (see

Elphinstone-Dalrymple baronets The Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, later Elphinstone-Dalrymple Baronetcy, of Horn and of Logie Elphinstone in the County of Aberdeen, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 January 1828 for Robert Dalrympl ...

Dalrymple, later Dalrymple-Hamilton, later Hamilton-Dalrymple baronets, of Bargeny, North Berwick (1697)

* Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (c. 1653–1737) * Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1712–1790) *

Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet (26 October 1746 – 13 February 1800) was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Haddingtonshire 1780–1786. Early life He was the son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 17 ...

(1746–1800) *

Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1774 – 23 February 1834) was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded his father in February, 1800 and took the additional surname of Hamilton. He m ...

(1774–1834) *

Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet (2 December 1780 – 26 May 1835) was a Scottish politician and the MP for Haddington Burghs between 1805 and 1806. He was the second son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, and the younger brother of Sir H ...

(1780–1835) *Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 6th Baronet (1814–1887) *Sir John Warrender Dalrymple-Hamilton, 7th Baronet (1824–1888) *Sir Walter Hamilton-Dalrymple, 8th Baronet (1854–1920) *Sir Hew Clifford Hamilton-Dalrymple, 9th Baronet (1888–1959) * Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet (1926–2018) *Sir Hew Richard Dalrymple, 11th Baronet (born 1955) The heir apparent is the current holder's son, Hew John Lucien Dalrymple (born 1990).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Hamilton-Dalrymple 1697 establishments in Nova Scotia North Berwick

Dalrymple, later Dalrymple-Hamilton, later Hamilton-Dalrymple baronets, of Bargeny, North Berwick (1697)

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