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ABERCORN, JAMES HAMILTON 1ST EARL OF (c. 15751618)

This article appears in Volume V01, Page 43 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: A10-ADA
ABERCORN, JAMES HAMILTON 1ST EARL OF (c. 15751618) , was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, Lord Paisley (4th son of James, 2nd
earl
  of Arran, and duke of Chatelherault), and of Margaret, daughter of George, 6th Lord
Seton
 . He was made 'sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600, received large grants of lands in
Scotland
  and Ireland, was created in 1603 baron of
Abercorn
 , and on the loth of July 1606 was rewarded for his services in the matter of the
union
  by being made
earl
  of
Abercorn
 , and Baron - Hamilton,
Mount
  Castle and Kilpatrick. He married Marion, daughter of
Thomas
 , 5th Lord Boyd,. and left five sons, of whom the eldest, baron of Strabane,. succeeded him as 2nd earl of Abercorn. He died on the- 23rd of
March
  1618. The title of Abercorn, held- by the head of the Hamilton family, became a marquessate in 1790, and a dukedom in 1868, the 2nd duke of Abercorn (b.-1838) being a prominent Unionist politician and chairman of the British
South
  Africa Company.


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