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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton

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The Duke of Hamilton

Portrait by William Hoare
Tenure1712–1743
PredecessorJames Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
SuccessorJames Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
Other titles2nd Duke of Brandon
Born(1703-01-05)5 January 1703
Died2 March 1743(1743-03-02) (aged 40)
Bath
NationalityScottish
Spouse(s)Lady Anne Cochrane
Elizabeth Strangways
Anne Spencer
IssueJames Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
Anne Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall
Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
Lord Spencer Hamilton
ParentsJames Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
Hon. Elizabeth Gerard

James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and 2nd Duke of Brandon KT FRS (5 January 1703 – 2 March 1743) was a Scottish peer, the son of the 4th Duke of Hamilton.

Hamilton attended Winchester College from 1716 to 1717. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 2 May 1718 and was created a DCL on 6 June 1719.[1] He succeeded to his father's title of Duke of Hamilton in 1712 following his death in the notorious Hamilton–Mohun Duel in Hyde Park. At the foundation of the noted charity, the Foundling Hospital in London, Hamilton was one of the charity's first governors and his name is listed on the organisation's royal charter, granted in October 1739.

Marriages and issue

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Hamilton married three times. On 14 February 1723 (St. Valentine's Day), he married Lady Anne Cochrane, daughter of the 4th Earl of Dundonald and granddaughter of Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore. They had one child:

  • James (1724–1758), later 6th Duke of Hamilton.

Anne died in childbirth. Hamilton next married Elizabeth Strangways (an aunt of the Countess of Ilchester), but she died childless on 3 November 1729. On 21 August 1737, Hamilton married for the third time, and the bride was Anne Spencer (an aunt of the Countess of Galloway). They had three children together:

Hamilton died in 1743, aged 40 at Bath from jaundice and palsy. His widow Anne married Richard Savage Nassau and had three more children.

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hamilton, James (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
Born: 5 January 1703 Died: 2 March 1743
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Duke of Hamilton
1712–1743
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Duke of Brandon
1712–1743
Succeeded by