James Hamilton may refer to:

Dukes

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (19 June 1606 – 9 March 1649), known as The 3rd Marquess of Hamilton from March 1625 until April 1643, was a Scottish nobleman and influential political and military leader during the Thirty Year ...

(1606–1649), heir to the throne of Scotland * James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), Scottish nobleman * James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton (1703–1743), Scottish nobleman * James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (1724–1758), Scottish nobleman * James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton (1755–1769), Scottish nobleman * James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811–1885), twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland * James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838–1913), British nobleman and diplomat *

James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (30 November 1869 – 12 September 1953), styled Marquess of Hamilton between 1885 and 1913, was a British peer and Unionist politician. He was the first Governor of Northern Ireland, a post h ...

(1869–1953), first governor of Northern Ireland *

James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn 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 La ...

(1904–1979), Northern Irish senator *

James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, (born 4 July 1934), is a British nobleman, peer, and politician. He became Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland on the death of his father in June 1979. He is the son of James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duk ...

(born 1934), Northern Irish politician

Marquesses

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton and 4th Earl of Arran KG PC (1589 – 2 March 1625), styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and Margaret Lyon. Career Ha ...

(1589–1625), 4th Earl of Arran, Scottish nobleman

Earls

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and 2nd Lord Hamilton (c. 14751529) was a Scottish nobleman, naval commander and first cousin of James IV of Scotland. He also served as the 9th Lord High Admiral of Scotland. Early life He was the eldest of ...

(c. 1475–1529), Scottish nobleman *

James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Châtellerault, 2nd Earl of Arran ( 1519 – 22 January 1575), was a Scottish nobleman and head of the House of Hamilton. A great-grandson of King James II of Scotland, he was heir presumptive to the Scottish thron ...

(c. 1516–1575), and 2nd Earl of Arran, Scottish nobleman *

James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran (1537–1609) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who opposed the French-dominated regency during the Scottish Reformation. He was the eldest son of James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault, sometime regent of S ...

(c. 1537–1609), Scottish nobleman *

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn PC (S) (1575–1618) was a Scottish diplomat for James VI and an undertaker in the Plantation of Ulster, Ireland. Birth and origins James was born on 12 August 1575, probabl ...

(c. 1575–1618), Sheriff of Linlithgow *

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn ( – c. 1670) was a Catholic Scottish nobleman. He, his wife, his mother, and most of his family were persecuted by the kirk as recusants. Implementing his father's will, he gave his Irish title of Baron Ha ...

(c. 1604–c. 1670), Scottish nobleman * James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn (c. 1661–1734), Scottish and Irish nobleman *

James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn PC (Ire) (1686–1744), styled Lord Paisley from 1701 to 1734, was a Scottish and Irish nobleman and peer. An amateur scientist and musician, he published a book on magnetism in 1729 and a treatise on musi ...

(1686–1744), Scottish nobleman and amateur scientist * James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (1712–1789), Scottish and Irish nobleman *

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (first creation) James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (c.1618 – 20 June 1659), was an Ulster-Scots Royalist peer, soldier and politician. Lord Clanbrassil was the son of The 1st Viscount Claneboye and Jane Philips. His father had been an agent for James V ...

(died 1659), Anglo-Irish Royalist peer, soldier and politician *

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (second creation) James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil PC(I) (14 August 1694 – 17 March 1758) was a British politician and peer. Hamilton was the son of James Hamilton and Hon. Anne Mordaunt, the daughter of The 1st Viscount Mordaunt. He first stood for el ...

(1694–1758), British politician * James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (1730–1798), Irish peer

Viscounts

* James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye (1560–1644), Ulster Scot land owner and settler * James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton (1786–1814), British politician

Barons and other nobles

*Sir

James Hamilton of Cadzow James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(before 1397–c. 1440), 5th Laird of Cadzow *

James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, 6th Laird of Cadzow (c. 1415 – 6 November 1479) was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician. Early life James Hamilton was the son of James Hamilton of Cadzow, 5th Laird of Cadzow. He was born at Cadz ...

(1415–1479), Scottish nobleman *Sir

James Hamilton of Finnart Sir James Hamilton of Finnart (c. 1495 – 16 August 1540) was a Scottish nobleman and architect, the illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, and Marion Boyd of Bonshaw. Although legitimated in 1512 while still a minor, he contin ...

(died 1540), military engineer, illegitimate son of the 1st earl and guardian to the 2nd *

James Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Strabane James Hamilton, 3rd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (1633–1655) fought against the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland together with his stepfather Phelim O'Neill. In the Siege of Charlemont of 1650, they defended the fort against Coote, but ...

(1633–1655), Irish nobleman * James Hamilton, Lord Paisley (died before 1670), eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn *

James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell James Leslie Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (11 February 1938 – 28 September 2006) was a British Conservative Party hereditary peer. Early life Hamilton was the elder son (and second child) of John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Da ...

(1938–2006), British politician *

James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (born 31 July 1942) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West and then as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the ...

(born 1942), member of the Scottish Parliament *

James Hamilton, Lord Pencaitland James Hamilton, Lord Pencaitland (1659–1729) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 28 August 1659 the son of judge, Robert Hamilton, Lord Presmennan and his wife Marion Denholm. Traine ...

(1659–1729), Scottish judge

Arts and entertainment

James Hamilton (painter) James Hamilton may refer to: Dukes *James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606–1649), heir to the throne of Scotland *James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), Scottish nobleman *James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton (1703–1743), Scot ...

(1819–1878), American painter; see Edward Moran *

James Whitelaw Hamilton James Whitelaw Hamilton (1860–1932) RSA, RSW was a Scottish artist, member of the Glasgow School (the ''Glasgow Boys''), of the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) and of the New English Art Club. Career Hamilton was born in Glasgow, where he studi ...

(1860–1932), Scottish artist * Neil Hamilton (actor) (James Neil Hamilton, 1899–1984), American actor * Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994), American jazz musician *

James Hamilton (photographer) James Hamilton is an American photography, photographer, best known for his documentation of the New York City film, art and music scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Life James Hamilton’s career began as a painting student at Pratt Institute, in Bro ...

, American photographer * James Alexander Hamilton (music writer) (1785–1845), English compiler of musical instruction books *

James G. C. Hamilton James G. C. Hamilton ( ? ) was an American sculptor active in Cleveland, Ohio from about 1887-1898. According to ''Artists in Ohio'', he was said to be a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and according to the ''Building News an ...

, American sculptor * James Hamilton (DJ and journalist) (1942–1996), British DJ and journalist for ''Record Mirror'' and ''Music Week''

Clergy

James Hamilton (bishop of Argyll) James Hamilton (died 1580) was a Scottish churchman who served as Bishop of Argyll both pre- and post-Reformation and as Sub-Dean of Glasgow. Life He was the illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. His natural brothers were Jam ...

(died 1580), Scottish prelate *

James Hamilton (minister, born 1600) James Hamilton (1600–1666) was a 17th-century Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland, later active in Ireland until deposed from his living. Life He was born in 1600 the second son of Gawen Hamilton, third son of Hans Hamilton, vica ...

(1600–1666), Scottish minister, active in Ireland * James Hamilton (bishop of Galloway) (1610–1674), Scottish prelate * James Hamilton (archdeacon of Raphoe) (1636–1689), Irish Anglican priest * James Hamilton (priest, born 1748) (1748–1815), Irish priest and astronomer *

James Hamilton (minister, born 1814) James Hamilton FLS (27 November 1814 – 24 November 1867) was a Scottish minister and a prolific author of religious tracts. Life Born in Paisley, Scotland, seven miles west-southwest of Glasgow, Hamilton was the eldest son of William Hamil ...

(1814–1867), Scottish minister and author, primarily in London

Military

James Hamilton (English army officer) Colonel James Hamilton (died 1673) was the son of an Irish army officer and became a courtier to Charles II after the Restoration. He appears in the ''Mémoires du Comte de Grammont'', written by his brother Anthony. The king appointed h ...

(c. 1620–1673), Irish courtier and soldier, during the reign of Charles II of England *

James Inglis Hamilton General James Inglis HamiltonIn his obituary, he is called "James Inglis Hamilton"; however, on the British Army Lists and the Cambridge parole he is listed as just "James Hamilton". (1728 – 27 July 1803) was a Scottish soldier. He enl ...

(died 1803), general in the British Army *

James Hamilton (British Army officer, born 1777) Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant colonel James Inglis Hamilton (born Jamie Anderson, 4 July 1777 – 18 June 1815) was a Colonel in the British Army killed at the Battle of Waterloo. Early life He was born as Jamie Anderson on ...

(1777–1815), British army colonel *

James de Courcy Hamilton Rear-Admiral James de Courcy Hamilton (1 February 1860 – 24 February 1936) was a British Royal Navy officer and fire officer. He was the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade from 1903 to 1909. Hamilton joined the Royal Navy, and was promoted ...

(1860–1936), British Royal Navy officer and fire officer

Politics

*Sir James Hamilton (died 1605), shire commissioner for Lanarkshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) * James Hamilton (died 1633), burgh commissioner for

Glasgow (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Glasgow in Lanarkshire was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Renfrew and Rutherglen formed the Glasgow district of burgh ...

* James Hamilton (1617–1646), member of parliament for

Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Bangor was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Irel ...

* James Hamilton (died 1707), shire commissioner for Lanarkshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) * James Hamilton of Bangour (died 1706), burgh commissioner for Dunfermline (Parliament of Scotland constituency) *Sir James Hamilton (1644–1706), member of parliament for Bangor and

County Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Down was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Down was represented with two members. Members of Parliament 1585–1801 Notes Elections Ele ...

* James Hamilton (1651–1700), member of parliament for Down and

Downpatrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Downpatrick was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Downpatrick was not represented. Members of Parliament, 1586–1801 *1613-1615: Richard Wing ...

* Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Rosehall (1682–1750), member of parliament for Lanarkshire * James Hamilton (1685–1771), member of parliament for

Newry (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Newry was a borough constituency of the town of Newry in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. After the Acts of Union 1800, the town was represented by one MP in the United Kingdom House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower ho ...

and Carlow *

James Hamilton (Pennsylvania politician) James Hamilton (1710 – 14 August 1783), son of the well-known American lawyer Andrew Hamilton, was a prominent lawyer and governmental figure in colonial Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He served as Deputy Governor of the Province from 1748 ...

(1710–1783), mayor of Philadelphia and lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania *

James Hamilton Jr. James Hamilton Jr. (May 8, 1786 – November 15, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented South Carolina in the U.S. Congress (1822–1829) and served as its 53rd governor (1830–1832). Prior to that he achieved widespread r ...

(1786–1857), governor and representative for South Carolina *

James Alexander Hamilton James Alexander Hamilton (April 14, 1788 – September 24, 1878) was an American soldier, acting Secretary of State, and the third son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He entered politics as a Democrat ...

(1788–1878), acting U.S. secretary of state under president Andrew Jackson *

Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Woodbrook James John Hamilton (1 March 1802 – 12 January 1876) was a British politician. Hamilton was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford, before joining the Rifle Brigade, in which he served as second lieutenant. At the 1837 UK genera ...

(1802–1876), British politician, member of parliament for Sudbury *

James Hans Hamilton James Hans Hamilton (February 1810 – 30 June 1863), was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament. Hamilton was the son of Hans Hamilton and Anne Mitchell. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 17 June 1828. He was elected to the House of Comm ...

(1810–1863), Anglo-Irish member of parliament *

James Kent Hamilton James Kent Hamilton was Republican mayor of Toledo, Ohio, United States 1887–1891. Biography James Kent Hamilton was born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio, May 17, 1839. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah O. (Standart) Hamilton. His father was a m ...

(1839–1918), mayor of Toledo, Ohio * James A. Hamilton (1876–1950), secretary of state of New York 1923–1924 * James Hamilton (Scottish politician) (1918–2005), Scottish politician *

James Harold Hamilton James Harold Hamilton (December 8, 1932 – March 1, 2009) was an American politician who served in the Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the stat ...

(1932–2009), American politician in the Alabama House of Representatives * James E. Hamilton (born 1935), American politician in the state of Oklahoma * James R. Hamilton 1938–2011), American politician in the Georgia State Senate *

James Hamilton (barrister) James Hamilton (born 20 March 1949) is an Irish barrister and administrator who served as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Republic of Ireland's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions from 1999 to 2011. In September 2010, Ham ...

(born 1949), Irish barrister and director of public prosecutions in Ireland

Sports

James Hamilton (American football) James Hamilton is a former American football linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defe ...

(born 1974), American football player * James Hamilton (cricketer) (1843–1881), Australian cricketer * James Hamilton (football forward) (fl. 1892–1893), Scottish football (soccer) player for Queen's Park and the national team *

James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884) James Hamilton (born 1884; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at left-back for Burslem Port Vale and Oldham Athletic in the 1900s. Career Hamilton joined Burslem Port Vale from Burslem Town in March 1903. He played si ...

(1884–?), English football (soccer) player *

James Hamilton (footballer, born 1901) James Hamilton (16 June 1901 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Vale of Clyde, St Mirren, Rangers,

(1901–1975), Scottish football (soccer) player for St Mirren, Rangers, Blackpool and the national team *

James Hamilton (footballer, born 1904) James Hamilton (born 1904 Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham – died post 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for Crystal Palace, Gateshead and Hartlepools United. He also managed Hartlepools United. Playing ca ...

, English footballer for Crystal Palace * James Hamilton (footballer, born 1906), Scottish footballer for Carlisle United and Rochdale *

James Hamilton (footballer, born 1955) James Hamilton (born 14 June 1954) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in th ...

, Scottish footballer for Sunderland and Carlisle United *

James Hamilton (snowboarder) James Hamilton (born 7 June 1989) is a Snowboarding, snowboarder from New Zealand. He competed for New Zealand in the men's hornpipe event at the New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver. References External ...

(born 1989), New Zealand Olympic snowboarder *

Jimmy Hamilton (curler) James Hamilton is a Scottish curler. Hamilton played lead on Chuck Hay's team from the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during the 1963 World Curling Championships known as the Scotch Cup The World Curling Championsh ...

, 1963 World Curling Championships known as the Scotch Cup

Other people

* James Alexander Greer Hamilton (1854–1925), principal surgeon at North Adelaide Hospital, South Australia *

James Hamilton (assassin) James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh and Woodhouselee (died 1581) was a Scottish supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, who assassinated James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, in January 1570. Donaldson 1977, p. 93 Howie-Stewart 1846, p. 51 ...

(died 1581), assassin *

James Hamilton (physician) James Hamilton FRSE FRCSE FRCPE (1767–1839) was a Scottish physician. He was a co-founder of the Lying-In Hospital in Edinburgh in 1791. He was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1812 to 1815. He was professor of m ...

(1767–1839), Scottish physician *

James Hamilton (language teacher) James Hamilton (1769–1829) was an Irish language teacher, who introduced the "Hamiltonian system" of teaching languages. Life Hamilton was taught for four years at a Dublin school run by two Jesuits, Beatty and Mulhall. He went into business, a ...

(1769–1829), Irish proponent of the "Hamiltonian system" for teaching languages * James M. Hamilton (1861–1940), third president of Montana State University, 1904–1919 *

James Stevenson-Hamilton James Stevenson-Hamilton (2 October 1867 – 10 December 1957) served from 1902–1946 as the first warden of South Africa's Sabi Nature Reserve, which was expanded under his watch and became Kruger National Park in 1926. The Tsonga people ni ...

(1867–1957), founder of the Kruger National Park, South Africa *

Jamie Hamilton (publisher) James Hamish Hamilton (15 November 1900 – 24 May 1988) was a half-United States, American half-Scottish people, Scottish rowing (sport), rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He founded the publishing house Hamish ...

(1900–1988), Scottish-American book publisher and champion oarsman *

James Hamilton (physicist) James "Jim" Hamilton (29 January 1918 – 6 July 2000) was an Irish mathematician and theoretical physicist who, whilst at Dublin Institute for Advanced Sciences (1941-1943), helped to develop the theory of cosmic-ray mesons with Walter Heitler a ...

(1918–2000), Irish mathematician and theoretical physicist *

James D. Hamilton James Douglas Hamilton (born November 29, 1954) is an American econometrician currently teaching at University of California, San Diego. His work is especially influential in time series and energy economics. He received his PhD from the Univer ...

(born 1954), econometrician *Sir

James Arnot Hamilton Sir James Arnot Hamilton (2 May 192324 May 2012) was a British aircraft designer who helped design Concorde and the SEPECAT Jaguar. He also served as the permanent secretary of the Department for Education. Specialising in wing design, he was ...

(1923–2012), British aerospace engineer * James P. Hamilton, professor of chemistry