Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Haddington KT PC FRS |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 1 January 1835 – 8 April 1835 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Marquess Wellesley |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Mulgrave |
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In office 6 September 1841 – 8 January 1846 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Minto |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Ellenborough |
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| Born | 21 June 1780 |
| Died | 1 December 1858 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Maria Parker (d. 1861) |
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University of Edinburgh Christ Church, Oxford |
Lord Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington KT PC FRS FRSE (21 June 1780 – 1 December 1858), known as Lord Binning from 1794 to 1828, was a British Conservative politician and statesman.
Lord Haddington was the only son of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington and Lady Sophia, daughter of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun. He was educated at Edinburgh University and Christ Church, Oxford.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Lord Haddington was a supporter of George Canning. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for St Germans in 1802, but did not stand for re-election in 1806. In August 1814, he was appointed one of His Majesty's Commissioners for the management of the affairs in India. He served sporadically in the House of Commons until 1827 when he was elevated to the House of Lords by the new prime minister, George Canning, who had him created Baron Melros, of Tynninghame in the County of Haddington, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He had previously been created a privy counsellor in 1814, and, in 1828, he succeeded to his family's Scottish earldom.
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