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Dates 1679-1712
Location London
Vocation Courtier
Place of Birth Hamilton
Marriage Anne Spencer; Elizabeth Gerard
Issue 9 children; illegitimate children
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

4th duke of Hamilton (1698-1716). Created gentleman of the bedchamber (1679), and resided predominantly in London thereafter, although with spells in Scotland. Supported James VII & II in revolution, and repeatedly imprisoned under William and Mary for Jacobite sympathies. Entered Scottish Parliament (1700), and led opposition to union. Elected Scottish representative peer in Parliament (1708). Created duke of Brandon (1711). Killed in an infamous duel with Lord Mohun (1712).