The Duke of Abercorn | |
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![]() Portrait by Allan Warren, 1990 | |
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter | |
In office 17 October 2012 – 18 June 2024 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Preceded by | The Lord Carrington |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Manningham-Buller |
Lord Steward | |
In office 2001–2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | The Viscount Ridley |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Dalhousie |
Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone | |
In office 20 March 1987 – 4 July 2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | John Hamilton-Stubber |
Succeeded by | Robert Lowry Scott |
Member of the House of Lords | |
In office 4 June 1979 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn |
Succeeded by | Seat Abolished |
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
In office 15 October 1964 – 29 May 1970 | |
Preceded by | Lord Robert Grosvenor |
Succeeded by | Frank McManus |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 July 1934 |
Political party | Ulster Unionist |
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG (born 4 July 1934), styled Viscount Strabane until 1953 and Marquess of Hamilton between 1953 and 1979, is a British peer, courtier and politician.
Hamilton became the 5th Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland on the death of his father, the 4th Duke, in 1979.[1] He was an Ulster Unionist politician and served as Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He later served as Lord Steward of the Household to Elizabeth II. He was Chancellor of the Order of the Garter from 2012 until his retirement in 2024.[2]