Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet

Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1774 – 23 February 1834) was a British politician.

He was the eldest son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded his father in February, 1800 and took the additional surname of Hamilton.

Bargany House, Ayrshire - the Dalrymple family seat

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 24 October 1791. On 16 June 1814, he was made a DCL.[1]

He served in the British Army as an Ensign in the 1st Foot Guards from 1792, as a lieutenant and captain from 1794 and as a major in the 28th Light Dragoons from 1799 to c.1800.

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Haddingtonshire 1795–1800, Ayrshire 1803-1807 and 1811–1818 and Haddington Burghs 1820–1826. [2]

He died at Bargany in 1834. He had married the Hon. Jane Duncan, daughter of Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan and had one daughter. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet.

References

  1. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hamilton, (Sir) Hew Dalrymple (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co via Wikisource.
  2. "DALRYMPLE HAMILTON (formerly DALRYMPLE), Sir Hew Hamilton, 4th bt. (1774-1834), of North Berwick, Haddington and Bargany, Ayr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Hamilton
Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire
1795–1800
Succeeded by
Charles Hope
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Fullarton
Member of Parliament for Ayrshire
1803–1807
Succeeded by
David Boyle
Preceded by
David Boyle
Member of Parliament for Ayrshire
1811–1818
Succeeded by
James Montgomerie
Preceded by
Dudley Long North
Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs
1820–1826
Succeeded by
Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, Bt
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
Hew Dalrymple
Baronet
1800–1834
Succeeded by
John Hamilton-Dalrymple


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