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About James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon was a Scottish army officer, politician, courtier and diplomat. He was a major investor in the failed Darien scheme, which cost many of Scotland's ruling class their fortunes. He led the Country Party in the Parliament of Scotland and the opposition to the Act of Union in 1707. He died as the result of the Hamilton–Mohun duel in Hyde Park, Westminster, with Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, over a disputed inheritance.
Everything about James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, bretteur
- Position held
- ambassador, member of the House of Lords, Member of the Parliament of Scotland, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- April 11, 1658
- Died
- November 15, 1712