Lord Archibald Hamilton (1769–1827)

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British politician (1769-1827)

Places

United Kingdom Great Britain

was

Politician

Work field

Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

17 March 1769 People who share this birthday

Death

28 August 1827 People who died on this day

Age

58 years

Family

Mother:

Lady Harriet Stewart

Father:

Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton

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Biography

Lord Archibald Hamilton M.P. (17 March 1769 – 28 August 1827) was a Scottish politician.

Born in 1769 to Lady Harriet Stewart, and her husband, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, Hamilton was elected Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire in 1802.

He served as MP for 26 years, opposing the governments of Addington and Pitt, and was an advocate of Burgh reform, something that would occur 8 years after his death with the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1833

Hamilton was also Colonel of the Lanarkshire Militia.

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