Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Branford KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852) was a Scottish politician. A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ... The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society, based in the United Kingdom, concerned with the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries. This includes archaeology, architectural history, art history, conservation, heraldry, anthropology, and ecclesiastical studies. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ...

Hamilton's political career began in 1802, when he became MP for Lancaster. He remained in the House of Commons until 1806, when he was appointed to the Privy Council; additionally, he was Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire from 1802 to 1852. He received the numerous titles at his father's death in 1819. He was Lord High Steward at King William IV's coronation in 1831 and Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838. He became a Knight of the Garter in 1836. --69. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... A view of Lancaster showing the Lune, the Millennium Bridge and the Ashton Memorial Lancaster (2001 census population 45,952: source ONS) is a city in Lancashire, in the north-west of England, UK. It is a commercial, cultural and educational centre. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The position of Lord High Steward of England, not to be confused with the Lord Steward, a court functionary, is the first of the Great Officers of State. ... This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain... William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... This is a list dates of Coronations of British monarchs. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Hamilton had a strong interest in Egyptian mummies, and was so impressed with the work of mummy expert Thomas Pettigrew that he arranged for Pettigrew to mummify him after his death. In accordance with his wishes, Hamilton's body was mummified after his death in 1852, and placed in a sarcophagus on his estate. A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, or airlessness. ... Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791–1865), sometimes known as Mummy Pettigrew, was a surgeon and antiquarian who became an expert on Egyptian mummies. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah Detail of a stone sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archeological Museum showing a hunting scene Anthropoid sarcophagus discovered at Cádiz A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin or body. ...