b. 1813
d. 1834-06-03
Lord Claud Hamilton was born in
London in 1813. Educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, he represented Tyrone
County in Parliament from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1874. Hamilton served
as treasurer of the household from March to December 1852 and from March 1858 to June
1859.
In 1855, he became lieutenant colonel commandant of the Donegal Militia. He served
as vice chamberlain from July 1866 to December 1868. Hamilton died at his home in
Portland Place,
London, on 3 June 1884.
Michael Stenton, Who's Who of British Members of Parliament Vol.1, 1832-1885 (Sussex, England: Harvester Press, 1976-1981); London Times, 4 June 1884.