Claud Hamilton, | |
|---|---|
| Earl of Abercorn | |
 Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn[a] | |
| Tenure | About 1680 – 1691 |
| Predecessor | George, 3rd Earl of Abercorn |
| Successor | Charles, 5th Earl of Abercorn |
| Born | 1659 Dublin |
| Died | August 1691 At sea off Brest |
| Spouse(s) | Never married |
| Father | George, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane |
| Mother | Elizabeth Fagan |
Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn PC (Ire) (1659–1691) was a Scottish and Irish peer who fought for the Jacobites in the Williamite War. He went with King James to Derry in 1689 and tried to negotiate the surrender of the town with Adam Murray. He raised a regiment of horse that he led in the defeats of Newtownbutler in 1689 and Aughrim in 1691. He was killed when the ship that should have brought him to France was intercepted by a Dutch privateer.
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