Lord Archibald Hamilton
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Lord Archibald Hamilton was a British
politician.
Hamilton was the youngest son of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
. He became a Captain
in the Royal Navy
and in 1708, was elected as MP
for Lanarkshire
. Hamilton held the seat until 1710 and was appointed Governor of Jamaica by George I
in 1714. He played a controversial role in setting up some of the founders of the infamous Bahamanian pirate gang, including Henry Jennings
, for which he was arrested and brought back to England by the Royal Navy. He was ultimately released and, later, was re-elected for Lanarkshire, then for Queenborough
in 1735 and Dartmouth
in 1742. Hamilton was also a Lord of the Admiralty from 1729-38 and a Governor of Greenwich Hospital from 1746 until his death. His full title was Lord Archibald Hamilton of Riccarton and Pardovan.
). Hamilton and his third wife later had six children:
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
politician.
Hamilton was the youngest son of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton was a Scottish peeress.The daughter of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton and 3rd Marquess of Hamilton, Scottish General and premier peer of the realm, and Lady Mary Feilding, daughter of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh and Lady Susan Villiers, a...
. He became a Captain
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and in 1708, was elected as MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
. Hamilton held the seat until 1710 and was appointed Governor of Jamaica by George I
George I of Great Britain
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
in 1714. He played a controversial role in setting up some of the founders of the infamous Bahamanian pirate gang, including Henry Jennings
Henry Jennings
Henry Jennings was an 18th century British privateer who served primarily during the War of Spanish Succession and later served as leader of the pirate haven of New Providence....
, for which he was arrested and brought back to England by the Royal Navy. He was ultimately released and, later, was re-elected for Lanarkshire, then for Queenborough
Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one...
in 1735 and Dartmouth
Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Dartmouth, also at some times called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from...
in 1742. Hamilton was also a Lord of the Admiralty from 1729-38 and a Governor of Greenwich Hospital from 1746 until his death. His full title was Lord Archibald Hamilton of Riccarton and Pardovan.
Family
Hamilton's first wife was Anne Cary (a daughter of the 2nd Baron Lucas and mother of the 6th Viscount Falkland). She died in 1709 and Hamilton then married Anne, Lady Hamilton (widow of Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet). His second wife died in 1719 and later that year, he married Lady Jane Hamilton (a daughter of the 6th Earl of AbercornJames Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of Colonel James Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper....
). Hamilton and his third wife later had six children:
- Charles (?-1751) Married Mary Dufresne.
- Frederic (1728-1811), religious minister. Married 11 June 1757 Rachel Daniel.
- Archibald (accidentally drowned, 1744)
- William HamiltonWilliam Hamilton (diplomat)Sir William Hamilton KB, PC, FRS was a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist. After a short period as a Member of Parliament, he served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800...
(1730-1803), diplomat. Married 25 January 1758 Catherine Barlow (died 1783). Married 6 September 1795 Emma HartEmma, Lady HamiltonEmma, Lady Hamilton is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson and as the muse of George Romney. She was born Amy Lyon in Ness near Neston, Cheshire, England, the daughter of a blacksmith, Henry Lyon, who died when she was two months old...
(died 1815). - Elizabeth (d. 1800), married Francis Greville, 1st Earl of WarwickFrancis Greville, 1st Earl of WarwickFrancis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick KT , known as Lord Brooke from 1727 to 1746 and Earl Brooke from 1746 to 1759, was a British nobleman....
(10 October 1719-6 July 1773) - Jane (19 August 1726-13 November 1771), married 24 July 1753 Charles Schaw later Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord CathcartCharles Cathcart, 9th Lord CathcartGeneral Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart.The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart and Marion Shaw, he was born on 21 March 1721...
.