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 and Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow in 1811.
References
^Balfour Paul, J. The Scots Peerage Edinburgh 1904. Vol. IV, pp. 394–395
^s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Hamilton, Archibald
lord, archibald, hamilton, 1769, 1827, other, people, named, archibald, hamilton, archibald, hamilton, disambiguation, lord, archibald, hamilton, march, 1769, august, 1827, scottish, politician, born, 1769, lady, harriet, stewart, husband, lord, archibald, dou. For other people named Archibald Hamilton see Archibald Hamilton disambiguation Lord Archibald Hamilton 17 March 1769 28 August 1827 was a Scottish politician 1 Born in 1769 to Lady Harriet Stewart and her husband Lord Archibald Douglas Hamilton Hamilton matriculated at Christ Church Oxford on 23 April 1788 He received his BA in 1792 and his MA in 1795 2 On 14 October 1790 he was admitted to Lincoln s Inn and called to the bar in 1799 He 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 1833Hamilton was also Colonel of the Lanarkshire Militia and Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow in 1811 References Edit Balfour Paul J The Scots Peerage Edinburgh 1904 Vol IV pp 394 395 s Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Hamilton Archibald Stephen Leslie Lee Sidney eds 1890 Hamilton Archibald 1770 1827 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 24 London Smith Elder amp Co External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord Archibald HamiltonParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir James Steuart Denholm Bt Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire1802 1826 Succeeded bySir Michael Shaw Stewart Bt This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1801 for a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord Archibald Hamilton 1769 1827 amp oldid 1065216498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
