Lord Archibald Hamilton (17 March 1769 – 28 August 1827) was a Scottish politician. Born in 1769 to Lady Harriet Stewart, and her husband, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, Hamilton matriculated at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

on 23 April 1788. He received his BA in 1792 and his MA in 1795. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Hamilton, Archibald On 14 October 1790, he was admitted to

Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.) Lincoln ...

, and called to the bar in 1799. He was elected

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for

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotlan ...

in 1802. He served as MP for 26 years, opposing the governments of Addington and Pitt, and was an advocate of

Burgh A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burg ...

reform, something that would occur 8 years after his death with the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1833 Hamilton was also Colonel of the Lanarkshire Militia and Lord Rector of the

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in 1811.

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* 1769 births 1827 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Politicians from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 Younger sons of dukes {{Scotland-UK-MP-stub