Regency Personalities Series-9th Duke of Hamilton Archibald Hamilton

Regency Personalities Series

In my attempts to provide us with the details of the Regency, today I continue with one of the many period notables.

Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke of Hamilton

15 July 1740 – 16 February 1819

Archibald Hamilton

Archibald Hamilton the 9th Duke of Hamilton was the eldest son of the 5th Duke of Hamilton and his third wife, Anne Spencer, and was educated at Eton.

In 1768, Hamilton became Member of Parliament for Lancashire and held the seat until 1772. In 1799, he inherited his half-nephew’s titles and was appointed his successor as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.

Hamilton was a prominent figure in the world of Thoroughbred horse racing. Between 1786 and 1814 his horses won seven runnings of the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster.

On 25 May 1765, he married Lady Harriet Stewart (a daughter of the 6th Earl of Galloway) and they had five children:

Lady Anne (1766–10 October 1846), lady-in-waiting to Queen Caroline, died unmarried (see also Olivia Serres)
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852)
Lord Archibald Hamilton (1769–1827)
Lady Charlotte (1772–1827), married the 11th Duke of Somerset
Lady Susan (1774–1846), married the 5th Earl of Dunmore

The duke died in 1819 and was succeeded by his eldest son.