John Hamilton (Jacobite)

John Hamilton
BornProbably 1651 or 1652
Caen, France
Died12 July 1691
Dublin
Allegiance Kingdom of Ireland
Service / branchInfantry
Years of servicec. 1680 – 1691
RankMajor General
Battles / warsWilliamite War in Ireland:
RelationsRichard, Anthony (brothers)

John Hamilton (1651 or 1652 – 1691) was an Irish army officer of Scottish and Irish origin, who fought in the Williamite war in Ireland on the side of the deposed James II. He died from wounds received at the Battle of Aughrim.

Family tree
John Hamilton with wife, parents, and other selected relatives.[a] Earls 3 to 5 are omitted. Earl 3 descends from Earl 2. Earls 4 & 5 descend from Claud Hamilton of Strabane.
James
1st Earl

1575–1618
Marion
Boyd

d. 1632
Recusant
James
2nd Earl

d. 1670
Claud
2nd Baron
Strabane

d. 1638
George
1st Baronet
Donalong

c. 1608 – 1679
Mary
Butler

d. 1680
James
c. 1630 – 1673
Courtier
d.v.p.*
Richard
c. 1655 – 1717
Jacobite
John
d. 1691
Elizabeth
Macan
James
6th Earl

c. 1661 – 1734
Margaret
Legend
XXXJohn
Hamilton
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Abercorn
*d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)


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