Lord George Hamilton
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The Right Honourable Lord George Hamilton GCSI JP |
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| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
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In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Northbrook |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Ripon |
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In office 9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Ripon |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Spencer |
| Secretary of State for India | |
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In office 4 July 1895 – 9 October 1903 |
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| Monarch |
Queen Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister |
The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Henry Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Hon. St John Brodrick |
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| Born | 17 December 1845 |
| Died | 22 September 1927 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Maud Lascelles (1846-1938) |
| Alma mater | Harrow School |
Lord George Francis Hamilton GCSI PC JP (17 December 1845 – 22 September 1927) was a British Conservative Party politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for India.
Hamilton was the third son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa, daughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and was educated at Harrow. He served with the Rifle Brigade and Coldstream Guards, achieving the rank of lieutenant.
Hamilton was Member of Parliament for Middlesex between 1868 and 1885 and for Ealing between 1885 and 1906. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1874 to 1878 and as Vice-President of the Committee on Education from 1878 to 1880 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1878.
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