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Encyclopedia > Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington

Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington (21 June 1780 - 1 December 1858) was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He served as an MP from 1802 to 1827, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Melros of Tyninghame, and inherited his grandfather's Scottish earldom in 1828. He later served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and First Lord of the Admiralty in the governments of Sir Robert Peel.

Preceded by:
The Marquess Wellesley		 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1834–1835		 Followed by:
The Earl of Mulgrave
Preceded by:
The Earl of Minto		 First Lord of the Admiralty
1841–1846		 Followed by:
The Earl of Ellenborough
Preceded by:
The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry		 Lord Privy Seal
1846		 Followed by:
The Earl of Minto

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thePeerage.com - Person Page 2739 (1052 words)
     Sir Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington was educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
She married Sir Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington, son of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington and Sophia Hope, on 13 October 1802.
She married Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield, son of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield and Mary Lane, on 12 December 1749.
Earl of Haddington - LoveToKnow 1911 (607 words)
Thomas, who was a member of the great family of Hamilton, being a son of Thomas Hamilton of Priestfield, was a lawyer who became a lord of session as Lord Drumcairn in 1592.
The earl's eldest son Thomas, the 2nd earl (1600-1640), was a covenanter and a soldier, being killed by an explosion at Dunglass castle on the 30th of August 1640.
Thomas was a supporter of George I. during the rising of 1715, and was a representative peer for Scotland from 1716 to 1734.
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