James Hamilton | |
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Earl of Abercorn | |
Detail from portrait below | |
Tenure | 1734–1744 |
Predecessor | James, 6th Earl of Abercorn |
Successor | James, 8th Earl of Abercorn |
Born | 22 March 1686 |
Died | 11 January 1744 (aged 57) Cavendish Square, London |
Buried | Westminster Abbey |
Spouse(s) | Anne Plumer |
Issue Detail | James, John & others |
Father | James Hamilton |
Mother | Elizabeth Reading |
James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn FRS PC PC (Ire) (1686–1744), styled Lord Paisley from 1701 to 1734, was a Scottish and Irish nobleman and peer. An amateur scientist and musician, he published a book on magnetism in 1729 and a treatise on musical harmony in 1730, which was subsequently emended and re-issued by his teacher, Dr. Pepusch.