James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (second creation)

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil PC(I) (14 August 1694 – 17 March 1758) was a British politician and peer.

Hamilton was the son of James Hamilton and Hon. Anne Mordaunt, the daughter of The 1st Viscount Mordaunt. He first stood for elected office in Ireland, and sat as the Member of the Irish House of Commons for Dundalk between 1715 and 1719. On 13 May 1719, he was created Baron Clanboye and Viscount of the City of Limerick in the Peerage of Ireland.^[1] As his titles were in the Irish peerage, he was not barred from election to the House of Commons of Great Britain and served as the MP for Wendover (1735-1741), Tavistock (1741-1747) and for Morpeth (1747-1754). On 14 April 1746, he was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. On 24 November 1756, he was created Earl of Clanbrassil, also in the Peerage of Ireland, and subsequently served as Governor of County Louth between 1756 and his death in 1758.^[1]

He married Lady Harriet Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple, on 15 October 1728. Together they had two children, James and Anne, who married Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden. He was succeeded by his only son, James Hamilton.^[1]

References

1. The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland (W. Owen [and 2 others], 1790), 89-90.

• historyofparliamentonline.org, Hamilton, James, 1st Visct. Limerick [I] (c.1691-1758), of Dundalk, co. Louth.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Henry Bellingham Henry Brooke	Member of Parliament for Dundalk 1715–1719 With: Henry Brooke	Succeeded by Henry Brooke Henry Morrison
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Richard Hampden Sir Richard Steele	Member of Parliament for Wendover 1727–1734 With: Richard Hampden 1727–1728 John Hamilton 1728–1734	Succeeded by John Boteler John Hampden
Preceded by John Boteler John Hampden	Member of Parliament for Wendover 1735–1741 With: John Hampden	Succeeded by John Hampden The Earl Verney
Preceded by Hon. Charles Fane Lord Sherard Manners	Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1742–1747 With: The Viscount Fane	Succeeded by Richard Leveson-Gower Thomas Brand
Preceded by Robert Ord Sir Henry Liddell	Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1747–1754 With: Robert Ord	Succeeded by Robert Ord Thomas Duncombe
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Earl of Clanbrassil 2nd creation 1756–1758	Succeeded by James Hamilton
	Viscount of the City of Limerick 1719–1758