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Baron Hamilton of Dalzell

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Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, in the County of Lanark,[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 (138 years ago) (1886) for the Liberal politician John Hamilton. He had previously represented Falkirk and Lanarkshire South in the House of Commons and after his elevation to the peerage served under William Ewart Gladstone as a Government Whip from 1892 to 1894. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a Government Whip from 1905 to 1911 in the Liberal administrations of Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.[2] His nephew, the third Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. As of 2010 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006.

The territorial designation is pronounced /dɛl/ as in the usual pronunciation of the Scottish surname. The ancient family seat, Dalzell House in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, was sold in 1952. The third Baron lived in Bramley, Surrey.

In 1980, James Hamilton, later to become the 4th Baron, inherited the Apley Hall estate of some 8,500 acres in Shropshire and the Betchworth estate in Surrey on the death of his cousin Major General E. H. Goulburn. The village hall at Betchworth is named the Hamilton Rooms after the family. As of 2004 the estate is divided into the land portion still owned by the current baron.[3]

The Conservative politician Archie Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom (born 1941), is the second son of the third Baron Hamilton of Dalzell.

Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1886)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Francis Alexander James Goulburn Hamilton (born 2009).

Arms

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Coat of arms of Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
Coronet
A coronet of an Baron
Crest
An antelope proper, attired and hoofed or.
Escutcheon
Gules, an annulet or between three cinquefoils pierced ermine.
Supporters
Dexter: an antelope proper, ducally gorged and chained, the chain reflexed over the back or; Sinister: a wild man proper, wreathed about the temples and loins with laurel, and holding over the sinister shoulder a club or.
Motto
Quis Occursabit (Who will oppose)[4]

Title succession chart

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Title succession chart, Barons Hamilton of Dalzell
John Hamilton
1st Baron Hamilton
of Dalzell

1829–1900
Archibald Hamilton
1868–1870
Gavin Hamilton
2nd Baron Hamilton
of Dalzell

1872–1952
Maj. Hon.
Leslie Hamilton
1873–1914
John Hamilton
3rd Baron Hamilton
of Dalzell

1911–1990
James Hamilton
4th Baron Hamilton
of Dalzell

1938–2006
Gavin Hamilton
5th Baron Hamilton
of Dalzell

born 1968
Hon.
Francis Hamilton
born 2009

References

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  1. ^ "No. 25617". The London Gazette. 17 August 1886. p. 4007.
  2. ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 438.
  3. ^ "Apley". thedimaillo.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ Debrett's peerage & baronetage 2003. London: Macmillan. 2003. p. 719.

Works cited

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