Talk:James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn

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ABERCORN, James Hamilton 5th Duke of, cr 1868; KG 1999; Lord of Paisley, 1587; Lord of Abercorn, 1603; Earl of Abercorn and Lord of Hamilton, Mountcastle and Kilpatrick, 1606; Baron of Strabane, 1617; Viscount of Strabane, 1701; Viscount Hamilton, 1786; Marquess of Abercorn, 1790; Marquess of Hamilton, 1868; Bt 1660 Lord Lieutenant of Co. Tyrone, since 1987; Lord Steward of HM Household, since 2001; company director; b 4 July 1934; er s of 4th Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Mary Kathleen Crichton (Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, GCVO) (d 1990); S father, 1979 m 1966, Anastasia Alexandra, e d of late Lt-Col Harold Phillips, Checkendon Court, Reading; two s one d. Educ: Eton Coll.; Royal Agricultural Coll., Cirencester, Glos. Work: Joined HM Army, Oct. 1952; Lieut, Grenadier Guards. MP (UU) Fermanagh and South Tyrone, 1964-70. Dir, Northern Bank Ltd, 1970-97. Chm., Laganside Develt Corp., 1989-96 (Laganside Ltd, 1986-89); Dir, NI Industrial Develt Bd, 1982-87. Member: Council of Europe, 1968-70; European Economic and Social Cttee, 1973-78. President: Royal UK Beneficent Assoc., 1979-; Building Socs Assoc., 1986-92; Patron, Royal Ulster Agricl Soc., 1990-96. Trustee, Winston Churchill Meml Trust, 1991-2001. Col, Irish Guards, 2000. High Sheriff of Co. Tyrone, 1970. Hon. Mem., RICS, 1995. Hon. LLB QUB, 1997. Recreations: shooting, ski-ing. Heir: s Marquess of Hamilton, qv. Address: Barons Court, Omagh, Northern Ireland BT78 4EZ. Club: Brooks's. - Kittybrewster ☎ 22:41, 9 April 2008 (UTC)