Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1774 – 23 February 1834) was a Scottish politician.
Early life
He was the eldest son of
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded his father in February 1800 and took the additional surname of Hamilton.
He matriculated at
Christ Church, Oxford
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on 24 October 1791. On 16 June 1814, he was made a
DCL.
Career
He served in the British Army as an Ensign in the
1st Foot Guards from 1792, as a lieutenant and captain from 1794 and as a major in the
28th Light Dragoons from 1799 to c.1800.
He was the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Haddingtonshire 1795–1800,
Ayrshire
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1803-1807 and 1811–1818 and
Haddington Burghs 1820–1826.
Personal life
He had married the Hon. Jane Duncan, daughter of
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
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and had one daughter, who married
Augustin-Gustave de Franquetot, 3rd Duke of Coigny.
He died at Bargany in 1834. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother
Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet.
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1774 births
1834 deaths
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
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Grenadier Guards officers
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies
British MPs 1790–1796
British MPs 1796–1800
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
UK MPs 1802–1806
UK MPs 1806–1807
UK MPs 1807–1812
UK MPs 1812–1818
UK MPs 1820–1826
British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
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