The Earl of Haddington | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lord Haddington | |
| Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland | |
| In office 1583–1595 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ker |
| Lord Advocate | |
| In office 1612–1596 | |
| Preceded by | David MacGill |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Oliphant |
| In office 1595–1596 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Logie |
| Succeeded by | David MacGill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Hamilton 1563 |
| Died | 29 May 1637 (aged 73–74) |
| Spouses | Margaret Borthwick
(m. 1588; died 1596) Margaret Foulis
(m. 1597; died 1609)Julian Ker
(m. 1613; died 1637) |
| Children | 4, including Thomas |
| Parent(s) | Sir Thomas Hamilton Elizabeth Heriot |
| Relatives | Andrew Hamilton, Lord Redhouse (brother) |
Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington (1563 – 29 May 1637), designated before his peerage as 'of Drumcarny, Monkland, and Binning', was a Scottish administrator, Lord Advocate, judge, and Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire.