Basil Hamilton
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Basil Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbright | |
| In office 1741–1742 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Heron |
| Succeeded by | John Maxwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1696 |
| Died | 14 November 1742 (aged 46) |
| Spouse | Isabella Mackenzie |
| Relations | William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (grandfather) Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (grandmother) William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald (nephew) |
| Children | 4, including Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk |
| Parent(s) | Lord Basil Hamilton Mary Dunbar |
Basil Hamilton (8 September 1696 – 14 November 1742) was a Scottish Jacobite.
He was the second son of Lord Basil Hamilton and Mary Dunbar, granddaughter and heiress of Sir David Dunbar, 1st Baronet, of Baldoon. His elder brother, William Hamilton, succeeded their father but died unmarried before November 1703, after which the Baldoon estate passed to Basil.[1] His sisters were Eleanor Hamilton (wife of John Murray of Philiphaugh) and Catherine Hamilton (wife of Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald).[2]
His father was the sixth son of William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton and Anne Hamilton, suo jure Duchess of Hamilton. His maternal grandfather was David Dunbar the Younger of Baldoon.[2]
