Andrew Hamilton, Lord Redhouse ( – September 1634) was a Scottish landowner and

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland 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 ...

Life

He was the son of Thomas Hamilton, Lord Priestfield, and was probably born at Priestfield House in

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. His mother was Robert's first wife, Elizabeth Heriot. His elder brother was

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. His younger brother was John Hamilton, Lord Magdalens. He owned the estate of Spittal in

. In June 1608 he was elected a

and assumed the title of Lord Redhouse.''An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice''. This title linked to his recent marriage, but was slightly presumptuous as he did not inherit Redhouse Castle until the death of his father-in-law in 1617. He died in September 1634. His place as a Senator (Lord of Session) was filled by William Elphinstone, Lord Elphinstone. Redhouse Castle survives as a ruin near

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is a coastal village in East Lothian ...

Family

In 1608 he was married to Jean Laing, daughter of John Laing of Redhouse. They had a daughter, Anne Hamilton, and several sons: John (d.1662, the eldest and heir), Andrew, and Patrick. John inherited the estate of Redhouse in October 1634 and married Helen Richardson, daughter of Sir Robert Richardson, Baronet of

Pencaitland Pencaitland is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, about south-east of Edinburgh, south-west of Haddington, and east of Ormiston. The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Andrew 1634 deaths Nobility from East Lothian Senators of the College of Justice Year of birth uncertain