Person Hamilton; James (1686 - 1744); 7th Earl of Abercorn Hamilton James 1686 - 1744 British Male 22 March 1686 1686 Cavendish Square, London 11 January 1744 1744 Burial: The Duke of Ormonde's vault in Westminster Abbey, London

Soho Square, Westminster (1718)

Magnetism Career: Privy Councillor (1738); Privy Councillor (Ireland) (1739) Son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Reading, Bart, of Dublin, (1671) and his wife, Jane, Dowager Countess of Mountrath and daughter of Sir Robert Hannay, Bart; succeeded his father (1734); married Anne, daughter of Colonel John Plumer of Blakesware, Ware, Hertfordshire, and his wife, Mary, daughter of William Hale of King's Walden, Hertfordshire Royal Society roles: Council: 1717-1719, 1721, 1723, 1725, 1727, 1729 Fellow 10/11/1715 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB (father's entry); GEC; Thomas References: 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1744, p53 Notes: Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane. Styled Lord Paisley between 1701 and 1734. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 22 Mar 1686 - 11 Jan 1744 NA7331 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes b7fc9883-bb79-4d17-987d-1252a5cb6002