Birth of James Hamilton21 January 1811
Birth of James Hamilton
Historical person
James Hamilton Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Hamilton, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
10 records1811–19137 events1 places
Chronological biography
1811
1838
Birth of James Hamilton24 August 1838
Birth of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
1860
Death of James Hamilton1860
Enters Parliament as Conservative Member of Parliament for County Donegal, a constituency he represents from 1860 to 1880
Parliament1860
Enters Parliament as Conservative Member of Parliament for County Donegal, a constituency he represents from 1860 to 1880
1865
Lord of the Bedchamber24 August 1865
Appointed Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from 1866 to 1885
1885
Lord Lieutenant1885
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
Peerage1885
Succeeds as Duke of Abercorn, 2nd
Death of James Hamilton31 October 1885
Death of James Hamilton
1887
Privy Council of Ireland1887
Appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
1913
Death of James Hamilton3 January 1913
Death of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
Titles and roles
Duke · Duke · Lord Lieutenant-County Donegal · Duke · Lord of the Bedchamber · Duke · MP-County Donegal
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.