James Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Strabane
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James Hamilton, 3rd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane (1633 – 16 June 1655) was an Irish peer, the elder son of Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane
and Lady Jean Gordon.
He succeeded his father in the peerage in 1638. A Roman Catholic, he joined Sir Phelim O'Neill
and commanded the defense of Charlemont
in 1650. The fortress fell to the Cromwellians in August; Hamilton became a fugitive and was captured soon after. His lands were confiscated, and he sought the protection of Sir Charles Coote
; but in December 1650, he returned to his old cause and took arms again with Sir Phelim. He died at Ballyfathen in 1655, and was succeeded by his brother George.
Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane
Claud Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane was the third son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd....
and Lady Jean Gordon.
He succeeded his father in the peerage in 1638. A Roman Catholic, he joined Sir Phelim O'Neill
Felim O'Neill of Kinard
Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard , also called Phelim MacShane O'Neill or Féilim Ó Néill , was an Irish nobleman who led the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Ulster which began on 22 October 1641. He was a member of the Irish Catholic Confederation during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, where he fought under...
and commanded the defense of Charlemont
Siege of Charlemont
The Siege of Charlemont took place in July - August 1650 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland when the fortress of Charlemont in County Armagh, Ireland was besieged by Charles Coote's Parliamentarian army, which was largely composed of soldiers of the New Model Army...
in 1650. The fortress fell to the Cromwellians in August; Hamilton became a fugitive and was captured soon after. His lands were confiscated, and he sought the protection of Sir Charles Coote
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath , was an Irish peer, the younger was the son of Charles Coote and Dorothea Cuffe, the former being a veteran of the battle of Kinsale who subsequently settled in Ireland....
; but in December 1650, he returned to his old cause and took arms again with Sir Phelim. He died at Ballyfathen in 1655, and was succeeded by his brother George.