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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia The Most Noble Sir James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG (born July 4, 1934) is a Northern Irish peer and politician, and currently Lord Steward of the Household.
Life Account
Hamilton was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College. In 1952, he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. From 1964 to 1970, he was MP for Fermanagh & South Tyrone (constituency). In 1986, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone. In 1999, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter, and he is the colonel of the Irish Guards; additionally, he was appointed Lord Steward in 2001.
Family and Children
In 1966 he married Alexandra Anastasia "Sacha" Phillips (b. 1946), daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Pedro Joseph Phillips (1909–1980) and Georgina Wernher (b. 1919, daughter of the 3rd Baronet Wernher, of Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire). They have two sons and a daughter:
- James Harold Charles Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton (b. 1969), who was styled Viscount Strabane before his father became Duke. In 2005 he married Tanya Marie Nation (b. 1971), daughter of Douglas Percy Codrington Nation, the senior managing director of Bear Stearns. (1942–2001). They have not yet had any issue.
- Lady Sophia Alexandra Hamilton (b. 1973), who was a model before 1996. She married Anthony Loyd in 2002, but they divorced in 2005.
- Lord Nicholas Edward Hamilton (b. 1979)
Preceded by:
The Viscount Ridley |
Lord Steward
2001— |
Current incumbent |
Preceded by:
The Duke of Norfolk |
United Kingdom Order of Precedence
(gentlemen)
(England and Wales, Northern Ireland)
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Succeeded by:
The Lord Luce |
Preceded by:
The Duke of Sutherland |
United Kingdom Order of Precedence
(gentlemen)
(Scotland)
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Succeeded by:
The Duke of Westminster |
Preceded by:
James Hamilton |
Duke of Abercorn |
Succeeded by:
Current incumbent |
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