Thomas Hamilton, Lord Priestfield (c.1535–1611) was a 16th/17th century Scottish judge and

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

Life

He was born at Priestfield House south of Edinburgh, the eldest son of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Laird of Priestfield, and Elizabeth Leslie of Innerpeffer. He was descended from the Hamiltons of

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. His father was killed at the

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near

Inveresk Inveresk (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Inbhir Easg'') is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area since 1969. It is situated on s ...

in 1547. He trained as a lawyer and was a judge in

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, living in

Priestfield House Priestfield House was a Victorian Country House near Cults, Fife, Scotland. History The estate, originally an outlying property of Crawford Priory, was purchased from the Earl of Glasgow by a wealthy merchant, James Martin Esq. in 1889. In 1 ...

south of the city (later known as Prestonfield House). In May 1607 he was elected a

. He died in

Dunlop, East Ayrshire Dunlop (; sco, Dunlap, gd, Dùn Lob or gd, Dùn Lùib)

in 1611.

Family

Thomas Hamilton married twice. In 1558 he married three-times-married Elizabeth Heriot, a daughter of James Heriot of Trabroun. Their children included: *

Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington (1563 – 29 May 1637), designated before his peerage as 'of Drumcarny, Monkland, and Binning', was a Scottish administrator, Lord Advocate, judge, and Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire. Family The son ...

* Andrew Hamilton, Lord Redhouse, who married Jonet Laing, heiress of

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. * Christian Hamilton, who married Alexander Hamilton of

In 1572 he married Elizabeth Murray, daughter of Sir Andrew Murray of Black Barony. Their children included: *

John Hamilton, Lord Magdalens John Hamilton, Lord Magdalens (1561–1632) was a 16th/17th century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was the son of Thomas Hamilton, Lord Priestfield, 3rd Laird of Priestfield, and his second wife, Elizabeth Murr ...

, also a Senator of the College of Justice, who built Preston House in

Prestonpans Prestonpans ( gd, Baile an t-Sagairt, Scots: ''The Pans'') is a small mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the Council area of East Lothian. The population as of is. It is near the site of the 1745 ...

. * General Alexander Hamilton (d.1649). His brother John Hamilton died in the

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in 1610.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Thomas 1611 deaths Lawyers from Edinburgh Senators of the College of Justice Year of birth uncertain