James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn
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His Grace The Duke of Abercorn KG |
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Portrait by Allan Warren, 1990
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| Chancellor of the Order of the Garter | |
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Assumed office 17 October 2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Carrington |
| Lord Steward | |
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In office 2001–2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Ridley |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Dalhousie |
| Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone | |
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In office 20 March 1987 – 4 July 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | John Hamilton-Stubber |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lowry Scott |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
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In office 4 June 1979 – 11 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords Act 1999 |
| Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 18 June 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Robert Grosvenor |
| Succeeded by | Frank McManus |
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| Born | 4 July 1934 |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Philips |
| Children | James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton Lady Sophia Hamilton Lord Nicholas Hamilton |
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James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn Mary Kathleen Crichton |
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG (born 4 July 1934) became Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland on the death of his father in June 1979. The son of James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Mary Crichton (daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton (1872–1914), eldest son of John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne). He is a former politician and Lord Steward of the Household.
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College, in 1952 he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. In 1964 he became Ulster Unionist MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (when he held the courtesy title Marquess of Hamilton), succeeding his brother-in-law, Lord Robert Grosvenor (later Duke of Westminster). He held his seat in the 1966 election but lost it to Frank McManus in 1970 by 1,423 votes. In 1970 he served as High Sheriff of Tyrone, and from 1986 to 2009 as Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone. In 1999, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter. He was colonel of the Irish Guards from 2000 to 2008. Additionally, he was appointed Lord Steward of the Household in 2001, serving until 2009.
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