James Hamilton | |
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| Earl of Abercorn | |
| Tenure | 1606–1618 |
| Successor | James, 2nd Earl of Abercorn |
| Born | 12 August 1575 |
| Died | 23 March 1618 (aged 42) Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Buried | Paisley Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Boyd |
| Issue Detail | James, Claud, George, & others |
| Father | Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley |
| Mother | Margaret Seton |
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn PC (S) (1575–1618), was a Scottish diplomat for James VI and an undertaker (a term for a British colonist) in the Plantation of Ulster in the north of Ireland.