Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet

He was the eldest son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded his father in February 1800 and took the additional surname of Hamilton.^{[further explanation needed]}

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 24 October 1791. On 16 June 1814, he was made a DCL.^[1]

He served in the British Army as an Ensign in the 1st Foot Guards from 1792, as a lieutenant and captain from 1794 and as a major in the 28th Light Dragoons from 1799 to c.1800.

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Haddingtonshire 1795–1800, Ayrshire 1803-1807 and 1811–1818 and Haddington Burghs 1820–1826.^[2]