Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and 6th Duke
of Brandon (15 July 1740 – 16 February 1819) was a Scottish peer and
politician. He succeeded his nephew,
Douglas, in 1799.
He was the eldest son of the
5th Duke of Hamilton and his
third wife, Anne Spencer, and was educated at Eton.
In 1768,
Hamilton became Member of Parliament for Lancashire and held the seat
until 1772. In 1799, he inherited his half-nephew's titles and was
appointed his successor as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.
Hamilton was a prominent figure in the world of Thoroughbred horse
racing. Between 1786 and 1814 his horses won seven runnings of the St
Leger Stakes at Doncaster.
On 25 May 1765, he married Lady
Harriet Stewart (a daughter of the 6th Earl of Galloway) and they had
five children:
Lady Anne (1766–10 October 1846), lady-in-waiting to
Queen Caroline, who died unmarried (See below)
Alexander Hamilton, 10th
Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852)
Lord Archibald Hamilton (1769–1827)
Lady Charlotte (1772–1827), married the 11th Duke of Somerset
Lady
Susan (1774–1846), married the 5th Earl of Dunmore
The duke died in
1819 and was succeeded by his eldest son.
Lady Anne
Hamilton (1766-1846) was the eldest daughter of Archibald, 9th Duke of
Hamilton. She became lady-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales
(1768-1821), the future Queen Caroline, and remained in this position
until 1813. She continued to be a staunch friend after the Queen left
England in 1814, and took up residence with her in Portman Street,
Portman Square, London, after Caroline's return from the Continent in
1820. She accompanied the Queen's body to Brunswick for burial after her
death in 1821. However, the only legacy she received was a picture of
the Queen. James Lonsdale (1777-1839) exhibited two portraits of Lady
Anne at the Royal Academy, in 1805 and in 1815. Judging by the costume,
the present picture is thought to be the one exhibited in 1815. Lonsdale
also exhibited at the Royal Academy two pictures of Lady Anne's father,
the Duke, and one of her brother, Lord Archibald Hamilton, the political
reformer. Lonsdale's work is obviously influenced by his more successful
contemporary Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). Lonsdale, a pupil of
George Romney (1734-1802), became a fashionable portrait painter
himself, and was one of the founders of the Society of British Artists. |
