James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

The Duke of Abercorn
Photograph by Alexander Bassano, c. 1884
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Lord Wodehouse
Succeeded byThe Earl Spencer
In office
2 March 1874 – 11 December 1876
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Earl Spencer
Succeeded byThe Duke of Marlborough
Personal details
Born(1811-01-21)21 January 1811
Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died31 October 1885(1885-10-31) (aged 74)
Baronscourt, Tyrone, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1832)
Children
Parents
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG, KP, PC (21 January 1811 – 31 October 1885), styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and The Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a British Conservative statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.