Hamilton was the son of the 5th Duke of Hamilton, by his first wife, the former Lady Anne Cochrane, and was styled as Marquess of Clydesdale from his birth until his father's death. He was educated at Winchester College from 1734 to 1740. He matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford on 23 February 1741, knighted into the Order of the Thistle in or around 1742, and created a DCL on 14 April 1743.[1]
On 14 February (St. Valentine's Day) 1752, Hamilton met the society beauty Elizabeth Gunning at Bedford House in London. According to Horace Walpole, the duke wished to marry her that night and he called for a local parson to perform the ceremony. However, without a licence, calling of banns and a ring, the parson refused and they were eventually married that night in Mayfair Chapel (which did not require a licence) in a clandestine marriage, with a ring from a bed curtain.[2] The couple had three children:
On 2 March 1743, he succeeded to his father's title of Duke of Hamilton.
Death
He died on 17 January 1758, aged 33, at Great Tew, Oxfordshire from a cold caught whilst out hunting. He was buried in February 1758 at the family mausoleum at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
Freemasonry
The 6th Duke of Hamilton held the position of Right Worshipful Master of the local MasonicLodge, Hamilton Kilwinning No.7 for three consecutive years from 1753 to 1755.
james, hamilton, duke, hamilton, james, george, hamilton, duke, hamilton, duke, brandon, july, 1724, january, 1758, scottish, peer, gracethe, duke, hamiltonktthe, duke, hamiltonpersonal, detailsborn, 1724, july, 1724died17, january, 1758, 1758, aged, great, ox. James George Hamilton 6th Duke of Hamilton and 3rd Duke of Brandon KT 10 July 1724 17 January 1758 was a Scottish peer His GraceThe Duke of HamiltonKTThe Duke of HamiltonPersonal detailsBorn 1724 07 10 10 July 1724Died17 January 1758 1758 01 17 aged 33 Great Tew OxfordshireNationalityScottishSpouseElizabeth GunningChildrenLady Elizabeth Hamilton James Hamilton 7th Duke of Hamilton Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke of HamiltonParentsJames Hamilton 5th Duke of HamiltonLady Anne Cochrane Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Death 3 Freemasonry 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 External linksEarly years and education EditHamilton was the son of the 5th Duke of Hamilton by his first wife the former Lady Anne Cochrane and was styled as Marquess of Clydesdale from his birth until his father s death He was educated at Winchester College from 1734 to 1740 He matriculated at St Mary Hall Oxford on 23 February 1741 knighted into the Order of the Thistle in or around 1742 and created a DCL on 14 April 1743 1 On 14 February St Valentine s Day 1752 Hamilton met the society beauty Elizabeth Gunning at Bedford House in London According to Horace Walpole the duke wished to marry her that night and he called for a local parson to perform the ceremony However without a licence calling of banns and a ring the parson refused and they were eventually married that night in Mayfair Chapel which did not require a licence in a clandestine marriage with a ring from a bed curtain 2 The couple had three children Lady Elizabeth Hamilton 26 January 1753 14 March 1797 married Edward Smith Stanley 12th Earl of Derby James Hamilton 7th Duke of Hamilton 18 February 1755 7 July 1769 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke of Hamilton 24 July 1756 2 August 1799 On 2 March 1743 he succeeded to his father s title of Duke of Hamilton Death EditHe died on 17 January 1758 aged 33 at Great Tew Oxfordshire from a cold caught whilst out hunting He was buried in February 1758 at the family mausoleum at Hamilton South Lanarkshire Freemasonry EditThe 6th Duke of Hamilton held the position of Right Worshipful Master of the local Masonic Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning No 7 for three consecutive years from 1753 to 1755 Ancestry EditAncestors of James Hamilton 6th Duke of Hamilton16 William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas8 William Hamilton Duke of Hamilton17 Lady Mary Gordon4 James Hamilton 4th Duke of Hamilton18 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Hamilton9 Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess of Hamilton19 Lady Mary Feilding2 James Hamilton 5th Duke of Hamilton20 Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard10 Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard21 Jane Digby5 The Hon Elizabeth Gerard22 Charles Gerard 1st Earl of Macclesfield11 Lady Elizabeth Gerard23 Jeanne de Civelle1 James Hamilton 6th Duke of Hamilton24 William Cochrane Lord Cochrane12 John Cochrane 2nd Earl of Dundonald25 Lady Katherine Kennedy6 John Cochrane 4th Earl of Dundonald26 William Hamilton Duke of Hamilton 8 13 Lady Susannah Hamilton27 Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess of Hamilton 9 3 Lady Anne Cochrane28 John Murray 1st Marquess of Atholl14 Charles Murray 1st Earl of Dunmore29 Lady Amelia Stanley7 Lady Anne Murray30 Richard Watts15 Catherine Watts31 Catherine WerdenReferences Edit Foster Joseph 1888 1892 Hamilton James 3 Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Oxford Parker and Co via Wikisource Horace Walpole Correspondence vol 20 page 303External links EditElizabeth Gunning profile Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning No 7Peerage of ScotlandPreceded byJames Hamilton Duke of Hamilton1743 1758 Succeeded byJames HamiltonPeerage of Great BritainPreceded byJames Hamilton Duke of Brandon1743 1758 Succeeded byJames Hamilton This biography of a duke or duchess in the peerage of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Hamilton 6th Duke of Hamilton amp oldid 1132724447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
