James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton


The Duke of Hamilton

The 4th Duke of Hamilton
PredecessorAnne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
SuccessorJames Douglas-Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
Other titles1st Duke of Brandon
Marquess of Clydesdale
Earl of Arran, Lanark and Cambridge
Baron Dutton
Lord Aven, Polmont, Machansyre, and Innerdale
Born(1658-04-11)11 April 1658
Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died15 November 1712(1712-11-15) (aged 54)
London, England
NationalityScottish
OfficesMaster of the Great Wardrobe
Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse
Master-General of the Ordnance
Spouse(s)
Anne Spencer
(m. 1686; died 1690)
Elizabeth Gerard
(m. 1698)
IssueLady Elizabeth Hamilton
Lady Catherine Hamilton
Lady Charlotte Edwin
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
Lord William Hamilton
Lady Susan Hamilton
Lord Anne Hamilton
Sir James Abercrombie, 1st Baronet
Charles Hamilton, Count of Arran
ParentsWilliam Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton

Lieutenant-General James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon, KG, KT (11 April 1658 – 15 November 1712) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. Hamilton was a major investor in the failed Darien Scheme, which cost many of Scotland's ruling class their fortunes. He led the Country Party in the Parliament of Scotland and the opposition to the Act of Union in 1707. He died on 15 November 1712 as the result of a celebrated duel in Hyde Park, Westminster, with Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, over a disputed inheritance.