Sir Hew Hamilton Dalrymple, (27 September 1857– 11 July 1945) was Unionist Party Member of Parliament for

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Biography

Hew Hamilton Dalrymple was born on 27 September 1857, the third son of

John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair John Hamilton Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair, KT (1 April 1819 – 3 December 1903), styled Viscount Dalrymple from 1853 until 1864, was a Scottish peer and politician, who served as Governor of the Bank of Scotland for thirty-three years. Bio ...

and was educated at

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. In 1877, he joined the

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as a second lieutenant, subsequently rising to the rank of Major. In 1908, he was appointed to the rank of Brigadier in the

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. Throughout his life, he had an interest in the arts. In April 1912 he became one of the Trustees of the

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, becoming chairman of the Trustees in 1930. He would remain chairman until his resignation from the post in 1944. He was the unopposed candidate for the seat of Wigtownshire at the by-election in 1915. The seat was previously held by his nephew, John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair. The by-election was caused by John Dalrymple's succession to his Earldom. At the time, John Dalrymple was a prisoner of war in Germany, having been captured in 1914 during the

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Later in 1915, Dalrymple became Deputy Lieutenant to

. He remained a Member of Parliament for three years, until his seat was abolished in 1918. He was made a

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in the

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and was an honorary member of the

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. Dalrymple lived in

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for many years, living at 24 Regent Terrace,Mitchell , Anne (1993), "The People of Calton Hill", Mercat Press, James Thin, Edinburgh, . a Regency house that overlooked

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, was visited by Queen Mary and was a well-known figure in the city. He died in his home on 11 July 1945, unmarried and without issue.

References

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies 1857 births 1945 deaths Hew People educated at Harrow School Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order UK MPs 1910–1918 Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs Younger sons of earls {{Conservative-UK-MP-1850s-stub