John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington (1626 – 31 August 1669) was a

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nobleman.

Life

Haddington was born in 1626, second son of

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and Lady Catherine Erskine, a daughter of John Erskine, Earl of Mar. Lord Haddington was a minor in 1645, when he succeeded his brother

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who had died from consumption in that year. Owing to lameness, Haddington did not participate in the military, but was a conscientious attender of

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. Haddington attended the coronation of Charles II at

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in 1651, and was later fined the sum of £555 11s 8d under

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.Balfour Paul, vol iv, p318 Haddington died on 31 August 1669 at

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, East Lothian.

Marriage and issue

In 1648, Lord Haddington wed Lady Christian Lindsay (d.1704), daughter to the Lord Treasurer of Scotland,

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, and had issue: * Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington *Hon. Thomas Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Hon. John Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Hon. William Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Lady Margaret Hamilton, married John Hope of Hopetoun, and had issue:

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*Lady Catherine Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Lady Anna Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Lady Helen Hamilton, married

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*Lady Susanna Hamilton, married Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston *Lady Christian Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, ''died in infancy'' *Lady Mary Hamilton

References

Notes

Sources

John Anderson (genealogist, 1789–1832), Anderson, J., ''Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton; with genealogical memoirs of the several branches of the family'', Edinburgh 1825.

James Balfour Paul, Balfour Paul, Sir J., ''Scots Peerage'' IX vols. Edinburgh 1904. {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddington, John Hamilton, 4th Earl of 1626 births 1669 deaths Nobility from East Lothian 4 Members of the Privy Council of Scotland 17th-century Scottish people Place of birth missing