Baron Hamilton of Dalzell

Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, in the County of Lanark,^[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 (138 years ago) (1886) for the Liberal politician John Hamilton. He had previously represented Falkirk and Lanarkshire South in the House of Commons and after his elevation to the peerage served under William Ewart Gladstone as a Government Whip from 1892 to 1894. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a Government Whip from 1905 to 1911 in the Liberal administrations of Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.^[2] His nephew, the third Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. As of 2010^[update] the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006.

The territorial designation is pronounced /diːɛl/ as in the usual pronunciation of the Scottish surname. The ancient family seat, Dalzell House in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, was sold in 1952. The third Baron lived in Bramley, Surrey.

In 1980, James Hamilton, later to become the 4th Baron, inherited the Apley Hall estate of some 8,500 acres in Shropshire and the Betchworth estate in Surrey on the death of his cousin Major General E. H. Goulburn. The village hall at Betchworth is named the Hamilton Rooms after the family. As of 2004 the estate is divided into the land portion still owned by the current baron.^[3]

The Conservative politician Archie Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom (born 1941), is the second son of the third Baron Hamilton of Dalzell.

Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1886)

• John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1829–1900)
• Gavin George Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1872–1952)
• John d'Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1911–1990)
• James Leslie Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1938–2006)
• Gavin Goulburn Hamilton, 5th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (born 1968)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Francis Alexander James Goulburn Hamilton (born 2009).

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Hamilton of Dalzell

Coronet A coronet of an Baron Crest An antelope proper, attired and hoofed or. Escutcheon Gules, an annulet or between three cinquefoils pierced ermine. Supporters Dexter: an antelope proper, ducally gorged and chained, the chain reflexed over the back or; Sinister: a wild man proper, wreathed about the temples and loins with laurel, and holding over the sinister shoulder a club or. Motto Quis Occursabit (Who will oppose)[4]

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Barons Hamilton of Dalzell
John Hamilton 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1829–1900 Archibald Hamilton 1868–1870 Gavin Hamilton 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1872–1952 Maj. Hon. Leslie Hamilton 1873–1914 John Hamilton 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1911–1990 James Hamilton 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1938–2006 Gavin Hamilton 5th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell born 1968 Hon. Francis Hamilton born 2009

References

1. "No. 25617". The London Gazette. 17 August 1886. p. 4007.
2. Hesilrige 1921, p. 438.
3. "Apley". thedimaillo.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
4. Debrett's peerage & baronetage 2003. London: Macmillan. 2003. p. 719.

Works cited

• Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. 160A, Fleet Street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 442.
• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet Street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 438.
• Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 ed.). New York: St Martin's Press.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}