Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
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Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, in the County of Lanark, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 for the Liberal politician John Glencairn Carter Hamilton. He had previously represented Falkirk and Lanarkshire South in the House of Commons and after his elevation to the peerage served under William Gladstone as a Government Whip from 1892 to 1894. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a Government Whip from 1905 to 1911 in the Liberal administrations of Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. His nephew, the third Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. His second son is the Conservative politician Archibald Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom. The title of the Barony is pronounced "Hamilton of Dee-el".
[edit] Barons Hamilton of Dalzell
- John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1829-1900)
- Gavin George Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1872-1952)
- John d'Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1911-1990)
- James Leslie Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1938-2006)
- Gavin Goulburn Hamilton, 5th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (b. 1968)
The Heir Apparent is the current baron's brother, Hon. Robert Pierson Hamilton (b. 1971)
