Charles John Baillie-Hamilton (4 January 1800 – 24 August 1865) was a British Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

A member of the Baillie-Hamilton family headed by the Earl of Haddington

Earl of Haddington

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, he was the son of the Ven Charles Baillie, Archdeacon

Archdeacon

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 of Cleveland, son of the Honourable George Baillie, second son of Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning

Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning

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. His mother was Lady Charlotte, daughter of Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home. Four of his brothers also gained distinction. Sir George Baillie was Ambassador to Tuscany

Tuscany

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; William Baillie-Hamilton and Cospatrick Baillie-Hamilton were both Admirals in the Royal Navy

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; and Ker Baillie-Hamilton was Governor of the Leeward Islands. He was elected as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Aylesbury

Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at a by-election in July 1839, and held the seat until the 1847 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1847

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, which he did not contest. He stood for Parliament again at a by-election in December 1857 for Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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, but did not win the seat.

Baillie-Hamilton married Lady Caroline, daughter of Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon

Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon

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, in 1821. They had several children. He died in August 1865, aged 65. Lady Caroline died in March 1870.

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