Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning
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Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning (1697 – 27 December 1732) was a Scottish
politician.
The son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington
and Helen Hope, he used his father's subsidiary title of Lord Binning as a courtesy title.
From 1718 until his death he held office as Knight Marischal
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About 1719, he married Rachel Baillie, the daughter of George Baillie of Jerviswoode and Mellerstain. Their elder son Thomas became the 7th Earl of Haddington. The estates of Jerviswoode and Mellerstain passed to their second son George who changed his name to Baillie-Hamilton, and was the ancestor of the 10th and later Earls of Haddington.
He was elected at the 1722 general election
as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for borough of St Germans
in Cornwall, and held the seat until the 1727 general election
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
politician.
The son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington KT was a Scottish politician.The son of Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington and Margaret Leslie, 8th Countess of Rothes, he was christened on 5 September 1680...
and Helen Hope, he used his father's subsidiary title of Lord Binning as a courtesy title.
From 1718 until his death he held office as Knight Marischal
Knight Marischal
The office of Knight Marischal was first created for the Scottish coronation of Charles I in 1633, at Scone. Unlike the separate office of Marischal, the office of Knight Marischal is not heritable, and has continued to be filled up to the death of the 11th Duke of Hamilton in 1863...
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About 1719, he married Rachel Baillie, the daughter of George Baillie of Jerviswoode and Mellerstain. Their elder son Thomas became the 7th Earl of Haddington. The estates of Jerviswoode and Mellerstain passed to their second son George who changed his name to Baillie-Hamilton, and was the ancestor of the 10th and later Earls of Haddington.
He was elected at the 1722 general election
British general election, 1722
The British general election of 1722 elected members to serve in the House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain. This event took place following the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was fiercely fought, with contests taking place...
as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for borough of St Germans
St Germans (UK Parliament constituency)
St Germans was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in Cornwall, and held the seat until the 1727 general election
British general election, 1727
The British general election, 1727 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was triggered by the death of George I; at the time elections...
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