George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington DL (14 April 1802 – 25 June 1870), known as George Baillie until 1858, was a

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politician.

Life

Haddington was the son of George Baillie and his wife Mary (née Pringle).

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, was his younger brother. His father, George Baillie, was the second son of George Baillie of

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and Jerviswood (1763–1841), son of the Hon. George Hamilton, younger brother of Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington. He succeeded his second cousin

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in the earldom in 1858, and in 1859 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hamilton. The latter year he was also elected a

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and took his seat on the Conservative benches in the

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. He served under the

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and

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as a

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(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1867 to 1868. Between 1867 and 1868 he was also

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. Lord Haddington died at

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on 25 June 1870, aged 68.

Marriage and issue

Lord Haddington married Georgina Markham (d. 26 February 1873), daughter of the Venerable Robert Markham, Archdeacon of York, on 16 December 1824 and had issue: * George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington * Hon Robert Baillie-Hamilton (1828-1891) MP for

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*Hon. Clifton Baillie-Hamilton (1831-1857) * Cdr. the Hon. Henry Baillie-Hamilton *Hon. Percy Baillie-Hamilton ''died in infancy'' *Rev the Hon. Arthur Baillie-Hamilton, vicar of

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*Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton *Lady Frances Baillie-Hamilton *Lady Georgina Baillie-Hamilton

Notes

References

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. * Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddington, George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of 1802 births 1870 deaths Nobility from East Lothian 10 Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Scottish representative peers Place of birth missing

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