James Hamilton KG, KT (1658 - 1712)

Born 11 Nov 1658 in Hamilton Palace, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Spencer) Douglas — married 10 Jan 1688 in Whitehall, London, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Gerard) Hamilton — married after 17 Jul 1698 in Bushy Park, Richmond, London, England

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1712 at age 54 in Hyde Park, London, England

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Biography

Sir James Hamilton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon (1658-1712) was born in Hamilton Palace on 11 April 1658 and baptized that same day. He was the son of William Douglas, 3rd Duke of Hamilton (1634–1694)], and Anne Hamilton (1632–1716), suo jure Duchess of Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, and Lady Mary Feilding, da. of William, 1st earl of Denbigh.

He m.(1) bef 5 Jan 1687 Lady Anne Spencer (b. 24 Jun 1666; dspm. 2 Jul 1690), 1st dau. of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, by his wife Lady Anne Digby, only surv. sister and hrss. of John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol, and 2nd dau. of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol. 2 da. dsp and (2) 17 Jul 1698 Hon Elizabeth Gerard (b. c. 1680; d. 13 Feb 1743/4), only dau. and hrss. of Digby Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard, by his wife and third cousin once removed Lady Elizabeth Gerard, 3rd dau. and cohrss. in her issue of Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 3s. 4da.

After his 1st wife died, he had an affair with Charles II's illegitimate da. Lady Barbara Fitzroy, and they had a son Charles Hamilton (1691-1754).

Children of Lady Anne Spencer and James Hamilton:

1. Anne Hamilton (b. 18 Jan 1689-d. Feb 1689)
2. Mary Hamilton (b. c. June 1690) d. young.

Children of Elizabeth Gerard and James Hamilton:

1. Lord James Hamilton, later 5th Duke of Hamilton
2. Lord William Hamilton MP (dsp. 11 Jul 1734), mar. 30 Apr 1733 Frances Hawes (mar. (2) 19 May 1735 William [Vane], 2nd Viscount Vane; dsp. 31 Mar 1788), only dau. and hrss. of Francis Hawes, of Purley Hall, co. Berkshire
3. Lord Anne Hamilton (b. 12 Oct 1709; d. 25 Dec 1748), mar. Oct 1742 Anna Charlotte Maria Powell (d. 26 Jul 1791), only child and hrss. of Charles Powell, of Pen-y-bank, co. Carmarthen, and had issue:
4. Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (d. 2 Apr 1702)
5. Lady Catharine Hamilton (d. 22 Dec 1712)
6. Lady Charlotte Hamilton (b. c. 1704; d. 5 Feb 1777), mar. 1 May 1736 Charles Edwin, of Dunraven, co. Glamorgan (d. 29 Jun 1750)
7. Lady Susan Hamilton (d. 3 Jun 1755), mar. 3 Aug 1736 Anthony Tracy later Tracy-Keck, of Great Tew, co. Oxford (b. c. 1725; d. 30 May 1769), 3rd son of John Tracy, of Stanway, co. Gloucester (by his wife Anne Atkins, only dau. of Sir Robert Atkins, of Saperton, co. Oxford, Chief Baron of the Exchequer), only surv. son of Hon Ferdinando Tracy (by his wife Katherine Keck, 1st dau. of Sir Anthony Keck MP, of Mickleton, co. Gloucester, and Great Tew, co. Oxford, a Commissioner of the Great Seal), 3rd son of John [Tracy], 3rd Viscount Tracy, and had issue

He was killed 15 Nov 1712, during a duel with Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun. Mohun was mortally wounded by Hamilton, but while falling he severed an artery in Hamilton's arm and he bled to death. Mohun's second General George MacCartney was accused of murder and acquitted.

Death

This appears to be the same Sir James Hamilton that is Inscripted on the Monument...

Burial: Hamilton Old Parish Churchyard, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

This may be a Cenotaph for one or all.

Inscription:

"MEMORIAM

Sir James Hamilton A_TER_ARMS James Lord Hamilton BORN ____

DIED: 12th NOV_ 1479

THE MOST HIGH AND PUISSANT PRINCE John Hamilton ST MARQUIS OF HAMILTON

3RD DUKE OF CHATELHERAULT BORN 1532 DIED AT HAMILTON 12TH APRIL 1607 (7?)

AGED 72 YEARS

THE MOST HIGH AND PUISSANT PRINCE JAMES 1ST DUKE OF HAMILTON, 6TH DUKE (?)

OF CHATELHERAULT . 2ND EARL OF CAMBRIDGE BORN AT HAMILTON 19TH JUNE 1608

BEHEADED IN PALAZE YARD 9TH MARCH 1649 AGED 43 YEARS

James Hamilton DUKE OF HAMILTON, BRANDON, CHATELHERAULT IN THE KINGDOM OF

FRANCE, WAS KILLED IN A DUEL IN HYDE PARK 15TH NOVEMBER 1712, IN THE 55TH

YEAR OF HIS AGE.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM Hamilton LORD HAMILTON, SECOND SON OF THE MOST

HIGH AND PUISSANT PRINCE James Hamilton DUKE OF HAMILTON, BRANDON AND

CHATELHERAULT DIED 11TH JULY 1734 IN THE 28TH YEAR OF HIS AGE

THE MOST HIGH AND PUISSANT PRINCE Sir James Hamilton, 5TH DUKE OF HAMILTON AND 9TH DUKE

CHATELHERAULT, 2ND DUKE OF BRANDON BORN 1702 DIED 1ST MARCH 1743

AGED 41 YEARS

THE MOST HIGH AND PUISSANT PRINCE Sir James Hamilton DUKE OF HAMILTON AND BRANDON  :AND CHATELHERAULT DIED AT _REAT REW AT OXFORDSHIRE 18TH JANUARY 1757

AGED 34 YEARS

THE MOST HIGH AND PUISSANT PRINCE Sir James George Hamilton HAMILTON DUKE OF

HAMILTON, BRANDON AND CHATELHERAULT BORN AT HOLYBOND HOUSE 10TH FEBY

1755 DIED AT HAMILTON, 7TH JULY 1763

SOURCE: Monument [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129496545/james-hamilton

Titles

11 April 1658 Earl of Arran [S], courtesy title

1687 Founding Knight of the Thistle (KT)

1693 Lt-Gen

9 Jul 1698 4th Duke of Hamilton [S]

Dec 1710 Privy Counsellor of Great Britain

10 Sep 1711 Baron Dutton, of Dutton in the County Palatine of Chester [GB]

10 Sep 1711 Duke of Brandon [GB], with remainder to the heirs male of his parents.

26 October 1712 Knight of the Garter (KG)

Sources

• ThePeerage #105968

• wikipedia:James_Hamilton,_4th_Duke_of_Hamilton
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Palace

• Rosalind K. Marshall, ‘Hamilton, James, fourth duke of Hamilton and first duke of Brandon (1658–1712)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008

• Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Angus." The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907.47. Print.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129496545/james-hamilton : accessed 06 October 2021), memorial page for James Hamilton (11 Apr 1658–15 Nov 1712), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129496545, citing Bent Cemetery , Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland ; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479) .